Angela vs Renata
Angela and Renatacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Angela was ranked #356 and Renata #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2000, Angela was ranked #387 and Renata #624 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Angela was ranked #1198 and Renata #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Angela and Renata over time
Angela and Renata appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Angela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Renata in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Angela and Renata changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2000, ending at #387 and #624.
- Longest-running competitions
Angela and Renata were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1959 to 2000, ending at #387 and #624.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1959–2000
Angela held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Renata in 27.
Highest recorded here: Angela #229 in 1959, Renata #169 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Angela #387, Renata #624.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1997–2024
Angela held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Renata in 0.
Highest recorded here: Angela #389 in 2001, Renata #1901 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Angela #1198, Renata #2411.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Angela | Renata |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Angela and Renata both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Angela
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1998
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Renata
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #434 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1959–2000
Highest recorded position: #169 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1959–2000).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls