Girls' name · since 1973
Renesha
425 babies named Renesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 425
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
425 girls have been named Renesha since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Renesha recorded 425 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 2006.
- #13,037 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 425 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renesha ranks #13,037 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 425 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 425
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Renesha's 425 recorded births place it above 81.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Renesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Renesha's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Renesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2006
- Peak year (1990)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Renesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (188 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Renesha's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Renesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
188 births
- 1990s
1990s
164 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 188 births (44% of all-time use).
Renesha by state
Where Renesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
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What to do with Renesha's data
- Renesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Reneshas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Renesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1973–2006 (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 Renesha 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.