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Girl name

Renate

/ɹəˈnɑtə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2020

Renate has been given to about 1,265 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ɹəˈnɑtə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,137
Median age today60 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Renate per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 67
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,265

How popular is Renate?

Its best year was 1961, when 67 babies were given the name, ranking 1371st. The typical living American called Renate is about 60 years old today.

Names that sound like Renate

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Renae0.81
  2. Renata0.72
  3. Renee0.64
  4. Rene0.64
  5. Jeanette0.63
  6. Bernadette0.62
  7. Jeannette0.62
  8. Rena0.60

Middle names for Renate

Ranked by flow score
  1. Renate Catherine0.84
  2. Renate Josephine0.84
  3. Renate Marie0.83
  4. Renate Grace0.83
  5. Renate Jane0.83
  6. Renate Louise0.83

Sibling names for Renate

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.72
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.71
  3. Gwensister · 0.71
  4. Tonybrother · 0.69
  5. Jaybrother · 0.68
  6. Laurelsister · 0.68

Where Renate is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Renate Nguyen0.78
    2. Renate Moore0.78
    3. Renate Hill0.78
    4. Renate Hall0.78
    5. Renate Brown0.78
    6. Renate Young0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Renate

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. Norway1945–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.