Renato
Renato is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Latin name Renatus.
Meaning & Origin of Renato
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Renato is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Latin name Renatus.
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The Story of Renato
Renato first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1911, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 69 Renatos were born — ranking #1,986 that year. As of 2026, Renato ranks #2,725 for baby boys with 48 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 3K Renatos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Renato
Renato is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Renato's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #1,110. Use the chart and map above to compare Renato's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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