Renee
French renée, “reborn,” from Latin renatus.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Renee first shows up in the national records in 1889. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 22 different years between 1959 and 1983. Its biggest year was 1964, when 6,013 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 71 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1967, at No. 62. All told, 187,513 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Renae (14,174), Renay (1,960), Rennie (1,939), Renny (790), Renie (620) (total births since 1880)
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | No. 1025 |
| 1890s | 29 | No. 1292 |
| 1900s | 161 | No. 644 |
| 1910s | 665 | No. 678 |
| 1920s | 2,295 | No. 316 |
| 1930s | 3,120 | No. 345 |
| 1940s | 7,817 | No. 166 |
| 1950s | 32,950 | No. 100 |
| 1960s | 55,815 | No. 62 |
| 1970s | 37,591 | No. 68 |
| 1980s | 24,414 | No. 97 |
| 1990s | 11,083 | No. 184 |
| 2000s | 5,779 | No. 362 |
| 2010s | 2,779 | No. 831 |
| 2020s | 1,391 | No. 1040 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.