Renee
English spelling of the French Renee, feminine form of Rene. Both descend from the Latin Renatus, meaning 'reborn', a name early Christians favored.
Renee in 2025
Renee was given to 223 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,061st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 14,867 babies born.
The history of Renee
Renee reached its highest point in 1964, when 6,045 babies were given the name, ranking 133rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 119th, in 1967.
Across the 137 years of records since 1889, 187,513 babies have been named Renee. Half of them were born before 1968, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Renee by decade
| Decade | Babies named Renee | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | 1,859 |
| 1890s | 29 | 2,205 |
| 1900s | 161 | 1,053 |
| 1910s | 665 | 1,178 |
| 1920s | 2,295 | 585 |
| 1930s | 3,133 | 641 |
| 1940s | 7,880 | 319 |
| 1950s | 33,132 | 189 |
| 1960s | 56,128 | 119 |
| 1970s | 37,969 | 126 |
| 1980s | 24,704 | 198 |
| 1990s | 11,287 | 379 |
| 2000s | 5,905 | 677 |
| 2010s | 2,808 | 1,520 |
| 2020s | 1,410 | 1,937 |
Where Renee is heading
Renee has fallen 7% over the past decade, from 241 babies in 2015 to 223 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1964 peak — Renee is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Renee
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Renee.