Renesmay
A feminine name coined from Renée and Esme, characters from the Twilight series.
Name Census estimates that about 118 living Americans carry the first name Renesmay. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Renesmay today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Renesmay births was 2015 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Renesmay. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
118
~ 1 in 2,904,698 Americans
Peak year
2015
15 babies that year
Average age
8
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,878
Tracked since 2013
Popularity
Renesmay: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Renesmay from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 77 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Renesmay remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Renesmay by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Renesmay during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Renesmay
The name Renesmay is a relatively modern invention, believed to have been created by author Stephenie Meyer for her popular Twilight book series, published in the early 21st century. It is a portmanteau, or blended name, combining the names Renee and Esme. In the books, Renesmee is the hybrid human-vampire daughter of the protagonists Edward Cullen and Bella Swan.
While the name itself is a recent creation without any known historical roots, the components Renee and Esme have their own linguistic origins and histories. Renee is a French feminine form of the male name Rene, which is derived from the Germanic name Raginhari, meaning "counsel" and "army". Esme is an English feminine name derived from the Old French words "esmé" meaning "esteemed" or "beloved".
As a newly coined name without any significant historical usage, there are no recorded examples of individuals named Renesmay prior to the publication of the Twilight novels in the 2000s. However, the popularity of the book series led to a surge in the name's usage, with some parents choosing to name their children after the fictional character.
Notably, in 2009, a couple in Mexico named their newborn daughter Renesmee, directly inspired by the Twilight books. This is believed to be one of the earliest recorded instances of the name being used in real life.
While there are no famous historical figures named Renesmay due to its recent origins, a few notable individuals have adopted the name or variations of it in recent years, likely influenced by the Twilight franchise. These include:
1. Renesmee Cullen, the fictional hybrid vampire-human character from the Twilight series, born in 2006 (in the book's timeline).
2. Renesmee Amara Racquel Bucio, a real-life baby born in 2009 in Mexico and named after the Twilight character.
3. Renesmee Cullen Stephens, a young girl from the United States who legally changed her name to Renesmee Cullen in 2010 as a tribute to the book series.
4. Renesmee Higginson, a British girl born in 2009 and named after the Twilight character by her mother, a fan of the books.
5. Renesmee Alanna Whitaker, an American girl born in 2010 and named Renesmee by her parents, who were fans of the Twilight series.
People
Renesmay + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Renesmay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Renesmay: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Renesmay?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 118 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Renesmay going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,904,698 US residents.
Is Renesmay a common name?
We classify Renesmay as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 119 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Renesmay most popular?
The single biggest year for Renesmay was 2015, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Renesmay is about 8 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Renesmay a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Renesmay in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.