Is Renita a boy or girl name?
Renita was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,398 US babies named Renita were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Renita since 1925
- 7,398
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 313 babies
Boys and girls named Renita, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 119 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,585 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,399 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,504 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,233 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 375 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 108 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,213 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,291 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,961 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,521 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,871 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,650 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,161 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,980 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,200 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,557 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,075 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,650 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,937 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,144 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,010 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,576 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,431 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,978 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,206 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,090 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,450 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,891 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,767 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,571 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,435 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,264 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,220 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,065 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,156 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,177 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,003 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 152 | #967 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 152 | #979 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,018 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,227 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,137 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,163 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 129 | #970 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 164 | #820 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 176 | #766 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 188 | #746 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 188 | #775 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 207 | #724 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 240 | #640 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 227 | #644 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 203 | #681 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 210 | #670 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 200 | #696 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 208 | #720 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 242 | #650 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 254 | #634 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 302 | #577 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 313 | #553 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 310 | #554 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 299 | #566 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 237 | #638 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 209 | #664 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 159 | #753 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 106 | #938 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,038 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,235 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,313 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,131 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,350 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,115 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,337 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,853 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,439 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,460 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,527 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,553 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,136 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,378 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,056 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,355 |
Highest rank
Renita has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #553 in 1960. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Renita
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.