Rene
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning reborn; a form of Renatus.
Babies a year
273
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1798
14 babies
How Rene has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #821 |
| 2016 | #889 |
| 2017 | #850 |
| 2018 | #931 |
| 2019 | #939 |
| 2020 | #982 |
| 2021 | #969 |
| 2022 | #962 |
| 2024 | #990 |
Rene by the numbers
In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Rene. In the US, 273 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 916 babies in 1962, making it a 1960s name.
Spelled almost the same
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Sounds like Rene
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