How Many People Are Named Rene?
people named Rene are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,790 people in the US has this name
Based on 72,779 babies named Rene in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
1,649 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French form of RENATUS. A famous bearer was the French mathematician and rationalist philosopher RenΓ© Descartes (1596-1650).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rene, 31.1% were girls and 68.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Rene fell from 38.7% in the 1890s to 7.2% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1960s, at 49.9%.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Rene alive today is about 46 years old, and 49% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 61 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Rene first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1962, to 1,649 babies. In 2025, 210 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Rene has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #256, in 1969 and 1983. In 2025 it ranked #1,092. Among girls, its best rank was #306, in 1962.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,092 | #8,242 |
| Best rank | #256 (1969 and 1983) | #306 (1962) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #287 in the 1960s | #346 in the 1960s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Rene alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rene were born in California than in any other state: about 14,506 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rene was given 3.6 times as often in Texas, 3.1 times in Arizona and 2.7 times in Rhode Island.
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