Girls' name · since 1975
Reneka
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 143 babies named Reneka, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Reneka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 143 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Reneka recorded 143 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1993.
- #23,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 143 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reneka ranks #23,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Reneka's 143 recorded births place it above 67.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Reneka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reneka's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reneka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1993
- Peak year (1983)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Reneka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (82 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Reneka's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Reneka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 82 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Reneka's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 1990s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Reneka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1975–1993 (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 Reneka 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.