Renette

given name · Latin script

Meaning: A specialized excretory cell in some nematode worms

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ɹɪnɛt/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Renette is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 437K(measured from records)
  • HTHaiti≈1 in 9.9K
  • ZASouth Africa≈1 in 28K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

China (inferred from the name graph)

≈9,600 people, est.

Sources
165 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 9.9K (inferred from the name graph)

Haiti, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

A specialized excretory cell in some nematode worms.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Renette counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Renette is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CN China≈9,600 est.≈1 in 145K—Renette2
ZA South Africa≈2,000 est.≈1 in 28K—Renette38
HT Haiti≈1,100 est.≈1 in 9.9Klisted—5
US United States7621 in 437K756Renette165
CD Congo - Kinshasa≈690 est.≈1 in 148K—Renette2
RE Réunion≈8 est.≈1 in 102K5—2

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Renette is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, South Africa, Canada

    Also written Rénette, Rénétte

  • Spanish given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Philippines, Brazil, Colombia

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Rênette, Rènette

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Rènette

  • German given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Germany, South Africa, Netherlands

    Also written Rënette

38 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Renette is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In German, weibl. Vom., Neubildung, Erweite­ rung von

    as a nameDUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

  • In German, reinette (group of apple cultivars)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHi Renette,

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 28 sources across 19 countries.

Official registers attesting Renette
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020756#15,183
RE RéunionINSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion)195010#97
RE RéunionINSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion)194210#87
RE RéunionINSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion)193410#78
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex20206#15,183
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19906—
RE RéunionINSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion)19665#277
RE RéunionINSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion)19655#307
RE RéunionINSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion)19635#298
RE RéunionINSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion)19615#255
RE RéunionINSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion)19595#235
RE RéunionINSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion)19585#237

Reference works 3

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Renette mean, and where does it come from?
A specialized excretory cell in some nematode worms. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Renette?
A machine transcription gives /ɹɪnɛt/ (IPA) for English.
Is Renette a male or female name?
Renette is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Renette have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 9.6 thousand people named Renette in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled renette.
How common is the name Renette?
In the United States, the national register counted 762 people named Renette in 2020, about 1 in 437 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Renette”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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