Renai
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ruh-NAY
- Origin
- Latin
Renai is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “reborn”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Renai mean?
Latin: respelling of Renae or Renee, from Latin renatus
“reborn”
Early Christians used the Latin Renatus, 'born again', for spiritual rebirth in baptism.
Is Renai a girl's or a boy's name?
Renai is a girls' name.
How popular is Renai in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Renai in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Renai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Renai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Erin, Lucy, Ffion, Caoimhe, Niamh, Renee, Caitlin, Jasmine, Teagan, Cara, Emily
Names related to Renai
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Julian, Clara, Anthony
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Renai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/renai, updated 20 October 2026.