Renae
Renae was the 3287th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 506th; the most babies were born in 1970 (386). Over the last ten years it has moved down 83 places. More babies were named Renae in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,287 girls, up 481 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1970386 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,174babies recorded
Renae popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 33 since 1955.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,287 | 48 |
| 2020 | #3,768 | 39 |
| 2010 | #3,113 | 54 |
| 2000 | #1,430 | 129 |
| 1990 | #988 | 187 |
| 1980 | #599 | 310 |
| 1970 | #509 | 386 |
| 1960 | #566 | 302 |
| 1950 | #823 | 113 |
| 1940 | #2,918 | 10 |
| 1930 | #4,453 | 6 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Renae, counting every spelling?
Renae has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Renae?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Renae (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Renae born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Renae.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Renae?
About 12,800 people born in the US named Renae are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 38 and 62. That makes Renae mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Renae by state
How common Renae was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Renae: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Renae, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Renae
How popular is the name Renae?
Renae was the 3287th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 506th; the most babies were born in 1970 (386). Over the last ten years it has moved down 83 places. More babies were named Renae in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Renae a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Renae in the US.
Where is Renae most popular?
In 2021–2025, Renae was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.