Renee
Renee was the 1099th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 218 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 62nd; the most babies were born in 1964 (6,013). Over the last ten years it has moved down 13 places. More babies were named Renee in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning reborn · French, Latin
Say it ruh-NAY /ɹəˈneɪ/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,099 girls, down 58 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 218girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19646,013 babies
- Total since 1880
- 187,513babies recorded
What does the name Renee mean?
Renee is a spelling of French Renée, the feminine of René, from Latin Renatus 'reborn', a name that early Christians gave with the sense of spiritual rebirth through baptism, as DMNES notes. DMNES records Renée in England from 1588, among French-speaking families. It became popular in the US in the mid-20th century.
renātus (Latin, “reborn”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: René, Renata, Renée.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Renee', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Renee', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Renee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,617 since 1935, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,099 | 218 |
| 2020 | #1,041 | 242 |
| 2010 | #864 | 309 |
| 2000 | #362 | 826 |
| 1990 | #184 | 1,573 |
| 1980 | #107 | 2,842 |
| 1970 | #68 | 5,373 |
| 1960 | #93 | 5,208 |
| 1950 | #168 | 1,691 |
| 1940 | #376 | 309 |
| 1930 | #348 | 362 |
| 1920 | #714 | 104 |
| 1910 | #719 | 35 |
| 1900 | #1,698 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Renee, counting every spelling?
Renee is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,003 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,099 for Renee on its own. Together these spellings went to 239 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renee | 218 | #1,099 | 1,149 |
| Reni | 8 | #11,713 | 42 |
| Renea | 8 | #11,712 | 38 |
| Renni | 5 | #16,744 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Renee?
218 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Renee (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Renee 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 39 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Renee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Renee?
About 160,200 people born in the US named Renee are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 45 and 65. That makes Renee a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Renee by state
How common Renee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.2×), New York (1.9×), Indiana (1.6×), New Jersey (1.5×). In 28 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 Renee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Renee, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Renee · Sibling names for Renee
Questions about the name Renee
What does Renee mean?
Renee means “reborn” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Renee?
Renee was the 1099th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 218 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 62nd; the most babies were born in 1964 (6,013). Over the last ten years it has moved down 13 places. More babies were named Renee in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Renee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Renee in the US.
Where is Renee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Renee was most common in New Hampshire (0.33 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and New York.