How Many People Are Named Renita?
people named Renita are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 51,730 people in the US has this name
Based on 7,398 babies named Renita in Social Security records from 1925 to 2019, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
314 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Probably a feminine form of RENATUS. It came into use during the 1950s.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Renita in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Renita alive today is about 55 years old, and 56% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 45 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Renita first appears in the records in 1925 and was given most often in 1960, to 314 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2019.
Babies given the name each year, 1925 to 2019
🏆 Rank History
Renita has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #552, in 1960.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #552 (1960) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #658 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Renita alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Renita were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 435 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Renita was given 3 times as often in Georgia, 2.7 times in Mississippi and 2.6 times in Alabama.
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