Renesmee
How to say it: ruh-NEZ-may · /rəˈnɛzmeɪ/
Literary blend of Renee + Esme by Stephenie Meyer - Twilight heroine, pronounced ruh-NEZ-may.
Renesmee was the 1,229th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 138 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 7% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,230 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,229 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 138 |
| Share of births | 1 in 24,024 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +7% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,230 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,735 among girls’ names, 10 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Created within recent decades, Renesmee lives almost entirely in lately. The 2020s stand as its high point, with a slip expected soon.
What goes with it
Pronounced ruh NEZ may, it sounds soft and breathy with a creative literary glow. Briella shares its style.
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Renesmee is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French.
In France: #1,735 for girls in 2025.
Good to know
- Renesmee is the invented Twilight heroine whose name the author herself said she would never give a real child
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