Fun Facts About the Name Renee
- A favorite of earlier generations: Renee appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 3 separate runs, totaling 22 years. Its last run lasted 1 consecutive years, from 1983 through 1983.
- More than 187 thousand babies named Renee: U.S. records list 187,508 babies given the name Renee from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,617 boys received the name Renee - about 1 boy for every 115 girls.
What Does the Name Renee Mean?
Renee is a feminine given name meaning 'reborn' or 'born again'. It is the English spelling of French Renée, the feminine form of René. Both French names come from the Latin Renatus, meaning 'reborn'; the Latin word is formed from re-, 'again', and natus, 'born'. Early Christians used Renatus in connection with spiritual rebirth, especially baptism, and that religious sense shaped the name's later use. The French feminine ending -e marks the name as female and does not add a separate meaning. In English, the accent is frequently dropped, giving the common spelling Renee.
Renee Name History & Origins
In Christian antiquity, the Latin personal name Renatus was used by early Christians and was borne by early saints. It passed into medieval French as René for men and Renée for women. A notable bearer of the feminine form was Renée of France (1510 - 1574), daughter of Louis XII, who became Duchess of Ferrara and was a patron of arts and letters with sympathies toward the Protestant Reformation. The masculine René was also the name of Saint René Goupil, a 17th-century Jesuit missionary and martyr in New France.
English speakers adopted the French name, often writing it without the accent as Renee. In English, Renee is generally feminine, while the form Rene is often masculine but can also be used for women. The French spelling Renée keeps the accent and the feminine ending.
How Popular is the Name Renee?
Renee recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1962. People named Amelia who were born during its modern resurgence from 1983 through 1983 turn 43-43 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,099 | 218 | 0.0136% |
| 2024 | #1,048 | 239 | 0.0148% |
| 2023 | #1,076 | 230 | 0.0144% |
| 2022 | #1,059 | 240 | 0.0146% |
| 2021 | #1,123 | 220 | 0.0134% |
| 2020 | #1,041 | 242 | 0.0150% |
| 2019 | #976 | 266 | 0.0159% |
| 2018 | #1,062 | 241 | 0.0142% |
| 2017 | #958 | 277 | 0.0160% |
| 2016 | #1,024 | 259 | 0.0146% |
| 2015 | #1,086 | 241 | 0.0135% |
| 2014 | #953 | 282 | 0.0158% |
| 2013 | #894 | 288 | 0.0164% |
| 2012 | #892 | 297 | 0.0169% |
| 2011 | #832 | 318 | 0.0181% |
| 2010 | #864 | 309 | 0.0174% |
| 2009 | #770 | 369 | 0.0201% |
| 2008 | #736 | 406 | 0.0215% |
| 2007 | #712 | 411 | 0.0214% |
| 2006 | #581 | 504 | 0.0265% |
| 2005 | #544 | 529 | 0.0286% |
| 2004 | #476 | 620 | 0.0338% |
| 2003 | #452 | 665 | 0.0364% |
| 2002 | #419 | 694 | 0.0386% |
| 2001 | #386 | 754 | 0.0419% |
| 2000 | #362 | 826 | 0.0455% |
| 1999 | #362 | 819 | 0.0462% |
| 1998 | #338 | 870 | 0.0492% |
| 1997 | #309 | 944 | 0.0542% |
| 1996 | #299 | 957 | 0.0546% |
| 1995 | #282 | 986 | 0.0561% |
| 1994 | #267 | 1,051 | 0.0589% |
| 1993 | #246 | 1,133 | 0.0626% |
| 1992 | #215 | 1,341 | 0.0727% |
| 1991 | #211 | 1,409 | 0.0751% |
| 1990 | #184 | 1,573 | 0.0829% |
| 1989 | #172 | 1,658 | 0.0899% |
| 1988 | #146 | 1,893 | 0.1063% |
| 1987 | #134 | 2,048 | 0.1178% |
| 1986 | #127 | 2,214 | 0.1291% |
| 1985 | #118 | 2,440 | 0.1418% |
| 1984 | #108 | 2,582 | 0.1533% |
| 1983 | #97 | 2,846 | 0.1704% |
| 1982 | #101 | 2,894 | 0.1709% |
| 1981 | #98 | 2,997 | 0.1797% |
| 1980 | #107 | 2,842 | 0.1712% |
| 1979 | #101 | 2,979 | 0.1856% |
| 1978 | #99 | 2,969 | 0.1938% |
| 1977 | #87 | 3,259 | 0.2126% |
| 1976 | #86 | 3,314 | 0.2262% |
| 1975 | #87 | 3,406 | 0.2336% |
| 1974 | #85 | 3,528 | 0.2404% |
| 1973 | #80 | 3,846 | 0.2637% |
| 1972 | #77 | 4,088 | 0.2687% |
| 1971 | #73 | 4,830 | 0.2903% |
| 1970 | #68 | 5,373 | 0.3074% |
| 1969 | #67 | 5,255 | 0.3115% |
| 1968 | #65 | 5,354 | 0.3264% |
| 1967 | #62 | 5,565 | 0.3371% |
| 1966 | #66 | 5,354 | 0.3164% |
| 1965 | #68 | 5,497 | 0.3114% |
| 1964 | #71 | 6,011 | 0.3172% |
| 1963 | #74 | 5,776 | 0.2997% |
| 1962 | #76 | 6,013 | 0.3058% |
| 1961 | #79 | 5,782 | 0.2865% |
| 1960 | #93 | 5,207 | 0.2575% |
| 1959 | #100 | 4,845 | 0.2394% |
| 1958 | #105 | 4,496 | 0.2235% |
| 1957 | #111 | 4,178 | 0.2043% |
| 1956 | #106 | 4,330 | 0.2157% |
| 1955 | #117 | 3,692 | 0.1888% |
| 1954 | #132 | 2,976 | 0.1533% |
| 1953 | #134 | 2,694 | 0.1432% |
| 1952 | #154 | 2,179 | 0.1175% |
| 1951 | #164 | 1,868 | 0.1037% |
| 1950 | #168 | 1,691 | 0.0987% |
| 1949 | #166 | 1,733 | 0.1013% |
| 1948 | #198 | 1,362 | 0.0802% |
| 1947 | #234 | 1,001 | 0.0565% |
| 1946 | #241 | 879 | 0.0559% |
| 1945 | #281 | 607 | 0.0464% |
| 1944 | #282 | 596 | 0.0449% |
| 1943 | #293 | 557 | 0.0399% |
| 1942 | #332 | 439 | 0.0325% |
| 1941 | #368 | 334 | 0.0276% |
| 1940 | #376 | 309 | 0.0270% |
| 1939 | #395 | 285 | 0.0260% |
| 1938 | #394 | 289 | 0.0262% |
| 1937 | #374 | 298 | 0.0280% |
| 1936 | #365 | 301 | 0.0289% |
| 1935 | #359 | 315 | 0.0300% |
| 1934 | #357 | 312 | 0.0299% |
| 1933 | #353 | 315 | 0.0313% |
| 1932 | #362 | 315 | 0.0295% |
| 1931 | #353 | 328 | 0.0308% |
| 1930 | #348 | 362 | 0.0322% |
| 1929 | #328 | 389 | 0.0348% |
| 1928 | #317 | 433 | 0.0375% |
| 1927 | #361 | 358 | 0.0300% |
| 1926 | #435 | 250 | 0.0211% |
| 1925 | #476 | 214 | 0.0176% |
| 1924 | #536 | 182 | 0.0146% |
| 1923 | #632 | 137 | 0.0114% |
| 1922 | #682 | 115 | 0.0096% |
| 1921 | #698 | 113 | 0.0092% |
| 1920 | #714 | 104 | 0.0087% |
| 1919 | #756 | 87 | 0.0077% |
| 1918 | #840 | 74 | 0.0064% |
| 1917 | #719 | 94 | 0.0087% |
| 1916 | #780 | 78 | 0.0075% |
| 1915 | #730 | 84 | 0.0085% |
| 1914 | #683 | 73 | 0.0096% |
| 1913 | #687 | 58 | 0.0093% |
| 1912 | #727 | 48 | 0.0086% |
| 1911 | #752 | 34 | 0.0081% |
| 1910 | #719 | 35 | 0.0088% |
| 1909 | #658 | 37 | 0.0107% |
| 1908 | #727 | 29 | 0.0087% |
| 1907 | #1,130 | 13 | 0.0041% |
| 1906 | #1,034 | 14 | 0.0047% |
| 1905 | #919 | 17 | 0.0058% |
| 1904 | #1,042 | 13 | 0.0047% |
| 1903 | #1,018 | 13 | 0.0050% |
| 1902 | #1,200 | 10 | 0.0038% |
| 1901 | #1,311 | 8 | 0.0033% |
| 1900 | #1,698 | 7 | 0.0023% |
| 1898 | #1,920 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1897 | #1,752 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1896 | #1,396 | 7 | 0.0029% |
| 1895 | #1,406 | 7 | 0.0030% |
| 1894 | #1,667 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| 1889 | #1,124 | 7 | 0.0039% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,462 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #9,642 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #11,823 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #13,698 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #11,832 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,613 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #9,413 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #13,810 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #5,712 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #8,042 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #6,144 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #5,731 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #7,130 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #5,336 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #4,638 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #2,850 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #3,809 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #4,158 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #3,431 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #4,150 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #4,457 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #2,741 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #3,975 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #3,193 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #2,808 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #2,477 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #1,985 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 1988 | #2,080 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #2,164 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1986 | #1,785 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1985 | #2,485 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #2,276 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #1,895 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #1,697 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1981 | #2,555 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #1,794 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1979 | #1,824 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1978 | #1,684 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1977 | #1,507 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1976 | #1,640 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 1975 | #1,526 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 1974 | #1,328 | 42 | 0.0027% |
| 1973 | #1,307 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 1972 | #1,385 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1971 | #1,271 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1970 | #1,273 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1969 | #1,317 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1968 | #1,307 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1967 | #1,247 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1966 | #1,321 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1965 | #1,356 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1964 | #1,403 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1963 | #1,396 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1962 | #1,538 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1961 | #1,768 | 22 | 0.0010% |
| 1960 | #1,681 | 24 | 0.0011% |
| 1959 | #1,699 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1958 | #1,583 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1957 | #1,938 | 18 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #1,930 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #1,600 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1954 | #2,569 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #1,624 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1952 | #1,992 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #2,346 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #2,300 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #2,099 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1948 | #3,251 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #4,157 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,921 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #2,944 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #3,811 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #2,901 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #3,082 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #3,837 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #3,459 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,197 | 7 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
