Rene
From the French Rene, which descends from the Latin Renatus, meaning 'born again'. Early Christians adopted it for its baptismal sense.
Rene in 2025
Rene was given to 210 babies in the United States in 2025 — 197 boys and 13 girls, making it the 2,141st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 15,787 babies born.
The history of Rene
Rene reached its highest point in 1962, when 1,649 babies were given the name, ranking 391st that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 72,779 babies have been named Rene. Half of them were born before 1971, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Rene by decade
| Decade | Babies named Rene | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 69 | 1,121 |
| 1890s | 137 | 1,214 |
| 1900s | 236 | 1,013 |
| 1910s | 1,071 | 936 |
| 1920s | 2,239 | 784 |
| 1930s | 2,128 | 777 |
| 1940s | 3,589 | 622 |
| 1950s | 9,679 | 413 |
| 1960s | 14,675 | 391 |
| 1970s | 10,959 | 415 |
| 1980s | 9,416 | 458 |
| 1990s | 8,233 | 556 |
| 2000s | 5,866 | 739 |
| 2010s | 3,073 | 1,308 |
| 2020s | 1,409 | 1,933 |
Where Rene is heading
Rene has fallen 29% over the past decade, from 296 babies in 2015 to 210 in 2025.
Names like Rene
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Rene.