Recorded 1963–1999 Girls' name Peak 1979 194 births

Renessa — girls' name

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.

1960s321970s711980s531990s38

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.

What the Data Says About Renessa

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Renessa between 1963 and 1999, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Renessa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Renessa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Renessa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Renessa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 194 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Renessa at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

194

Since 1963

37 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1963

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1999

Renessa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1963

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
45678910 19991991198619811977197319691963 6

Renessa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
71 births that decade — 37% of Renessa's all-time total
1960s321970s711980s531990s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Renessa?
194 babies have been named Renessa since 1963. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
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?
Renessa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 37 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.