Renita
Renita or Renitta is a feminine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Renita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Renita or Renitta is a feminine given name.
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The Story of Renita
Renita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1925, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 313 Renitas were born — ranking #552 that year. As of 2026, Renita ranks #11,351 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7K Renitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Renita
Renita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Renita's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #552. Use the chart and map above to compare Renita'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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