Total births
194
Girls' name · since 1963
Renessa
194 babies named Renessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 194
- total births
- 1963–1999
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
Renessa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 194 have been recorded since 1963.
Renessa has 194 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1999.
- 194 total births
- 1963–1999 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
194 girls have been named Renessa since 1963, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1999.
- 194
- total births
- 1963–1999
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
37% of everyone ever named Renessa was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
9 babies were named Renessa in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Renessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Renessa's SSA record in two at 1979 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 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Renessa at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1963
Renessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1999
- Peak year (1979)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Renessa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Renessa's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Renessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 71 births (37% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Renessa? ▼
Renessa has been given to 194 babies in the U.S. since 1963, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1999. 9 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
When was Renessa most popular? ▼
Renessa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Renessa been used? ▼
Records for Renessa go back to 1963, giving 37 years of history through 1999.
What names are similar to Renessa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Renee, Rena, Rene, Renata, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Renessa's data
- Renessa's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 1990s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Renessa
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1963–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Renessa: Baby Name Since 1963 - 194 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/renessa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Renessa 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 July 2026.