Rene

Unisex

Rene has been given to 72,779 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1962.

Meaning & origin /rəˈneɪ/

Origin: French

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

72,779

Peak year

1962 (1,649 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -29%

Gender split

30% girls / 70% boys

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Head of the House of Savoy (2024)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Rene.

73,110 babies since 1889

74,339 babies since 1892

79,026 babies since 1921

79,530 babies since 1880

65,954 babies since 1905

65,569 babies since 1886

64,604 babies since 1921

64,233 babies since 1898

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