Boys' name · since 1911

Renato

3,292 babies named Renato in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,376 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,945 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,292
born since 1911
2000s
peak decade

Renato currently ranks #2945 among boys' names in America, with 3,292 babies recorded since 1911.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renato has been recorded 3,292 times among boys since 1911, currently ranked #2945 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.

  • #2,376 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,945 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 3,292 born since 1911
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renato ranks #2,376 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,945 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,292 born since 1911, peaking in the 2000s.

#2,376 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,945 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,292
born since 1911
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.8%
Renato vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Renato's 3,292 recorded births place it above 94.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Renato compares

3,292 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Renato's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Renato Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 3,292 369 358,536
Peak-year births 69 34 22,252

Renato's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Renato's full recorded timeline at 1970, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Renato popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
69
Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
020406080 191119261941195719711985199920132025 42

Renato popularity over time - girls

6 total births recorded since 1980 (Renato as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 1980 6

Renato by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (470 births, 14% of the file).

2000s was Renato's strongest decade.

470 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Renato births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 470 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Renato compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Renato's total volume

Renato vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -111, 5.6%-56, 7.5%-32, 7.9%-29, 9.1%-44, 4.4%-83, 4.7%-112, 1.8%-40, 5.5%-61, 6.7%-62, 3.2%-55, 18%-66, 4.6%-114, 3.2%-112, 6.1%-37, 25.4%Renato-115, 2.1%Renato
Renato vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Renato by state

Where Renato concentrates geographically, total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Renato
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
742 22.5%
#2 Texas
421 12.8%
#3 New York
256 7.8%
#4 Florida
50 1.5%
#5 Illinois
30 0.9%
#6 New Jersey
16 0.5%
#7 Massachusetts
14 0.4%
#8 Arizona
7 0.2%
California share of Renato's total US births 22.5%
Even split

742 of 3,292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Renato?
Renato has been given to 3,292 babies in the U.S. since 1911, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #2,376 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #2,945 of 13,930. 69 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
Where does Renato sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renato ranks #2,376 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,945 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Renato most popular?
Renato was most popular in the 2000s decade with 470 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Renato most popular?
The top states for the name Renato are California (742 births), Texas (421 births), New York (256 births).
How long has the name Renato been used?
Renato has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 115 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Renato?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rene, Reno, Renaldo, Ren, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Renato's data

  • Renato's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (470 total births) through the 2020s (257) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Renatos (742 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Renato

Nearby Names Like Renato

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Renato

Names with a similar popularity rank to Renato

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Renato: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1911–2025 (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 Renato 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.