Girls' name · since 1917
Renate
Renate has 1,265 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,403 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,265
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Renate is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,265 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Renate recorded 1,265 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2020.
- #6,403 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,265 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renate ranks #6,403 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,265 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,403 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,265
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Renate's 1,265 recorded births place it above 91.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Renate's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Renate's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Renate popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2020
- Peak year (1961)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Renate by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (452 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Renate's strongest decade.
452 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Renate births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1950s
1950s
269 births
- 1960s
1960s
452 births
- 1970s
1970s
195 births
- 1980s 146
1980s
146 births
- 1990s 80
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 452 births (36% of all-time use).
How Renate compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Renate's total volume
Renate by state
Where Renate concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 62 | 4.9% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.4% |
62 of 1,265 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Renate's data
- Renate's decade-level peak was the 1960s (452 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Renates (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Renate: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Renate draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.