Meaning of the nameRenata
- Female
- Latin origin
- Re-na-ta
Renata is a feminine name of Latin origin, a feminine form of Renato, which comes from renatus and means 'reborn'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Renato, 'reborn'”
Source: Wiktionary: Renata (English) · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Renata · Behind the Name: Renatus
- People (2022)
- 326,849
- Rank in Brazil
- #83
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 347,001
- people
Renata in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Renata, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (127,897 people).
325,226 women 1,623 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Renata is most common
States with the highest share of people named Renata in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.261%
- São Paulo 0.215%
- Minas Gerais 0.193%
- Distrito Federal 0.185%
- Espírito Santo 0.171%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 95,308 | 0.215% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 41,920 | 0.261% |
| Minas Gerais | 39,538 | 0.193% |
| Bahia | 15,830 | 0.112% |
| Paraná | 15,568 | 0.136% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 14,728 | 0.135% |
| Pernambuco | 14,586 | 0.161% |
| Goiás | 10,713 | 0.152% |
| Santa Catarina | 9,369 | 0.123% |
| Pará | 9,232 | 0.114% |
| Ceará | 9,208 | 0.105% |
| Espírito Santo | 6,552 | 0.171% |
| Distrito Federal | 5,208 | 0.185% |
| Paraíba | 5,036 | 0.127% |
| Maranhão | 4,807 | 0.071% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 4,077 | 0.148% |
| Mato Grosso | 4,013 | 0.110% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 3,956 | 0.120% |
| Amazonas | 3,908 | 0.099% |
| Alagoas | 3,695 | 0.118% |
| Sergipe | 2,500 | 0.113% |
| Piauí | 2,246 | 0.069% |
| Rondônia | 1,654 | 0.105% |
| Tocantins | 1,446 | 0.096% |
| Amapá | 797 | 0.109% |
| Acre | 478 | 0.058% |
| Roraima | 476 | 0.075% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Renata
In its English entry, Wiktionary explains Renata as a feminine form of the name of the saint Renatus, from Latin renatus, 'reborn', and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes it as a feminine variant of Renato. Behind the Name gives Renatus as a Latin name meaning 'born again'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 326,849 people named Renata, with a peak among those born in the 1980s; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro. The Dicionário also lists Renatha, Rennata and Renatta as spelling variants.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Renata (English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Renata · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Renatus · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Renata
What does the name Renata mean?
Renata means “feminine form of Renato, 'reborn'”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Renata in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 326,849 people with the first name Renata, which ranks it number 83 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Renata a boy's or a girl's name?
Renata is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 325,226 women and 1,623 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Renata?
Renata is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Renata most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.261% of the state's population is named Renata (41,920 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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