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Renee

Girl

Meaning of Renee: French: 'reborn'

Renee is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1052nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 516th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1052

223 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#516

76 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

187,513

First recorded 1889 · peak 1964

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 3,016 babies1982: 2,929 babies1983: 2,875 babies1984: 2,605 babies1985: 2,461 babies1986: 2,249 babies1987: 2,076 babies1988: 1,924 babies1989: 1,695 babies1990: 1,601 babies19901991: 1,433 babies1992: 1,362 babies1993: 1,149 babies1994: 1,078 babies1995: 1,000 babies1996: 973 babies1997: 965 babies1998: 887 babies1999: 839 babies2000: 858 babies20002001: 771 babies2002: 708 babies2003: 675 babies2004: 634 babies2005: 543 babies2006: 504 babies2007: 421 babies2008: 422 babies2009: 369 babies2010: 314 babies20102011: 326 babies2012: 297 babies2013: 288 babies2014: 287 babies2015: 241 babies2016: 266 babies2017: 277 babies2018: 241 babies2019: 271 babies2020: 242 babies20202021: 227 babies2022: 248 babies2023: 230 babies2024: 240 babies2025: 223 babies
US babies named Renee per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,016.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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