Rene
Unisex · REN-ay · Latin
Unisex
Rene is a name of Latin origin, meaning “reborn”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 1,091st for boys in the US (197 babies).
What does Rene mean?
Latin: French René and Renée, from Latin Renatus
“reborn”
Borne by the French philosopher René Descartes, author of the line 'I think, therefore I am'.
- Say it
- REN-ay
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Is Rene a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rene has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 13 girls and 197 boys in the US.
How popular is Rene in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Rene, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rene in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 71% of the babies named Rene in the UK in 1996, and 50% in 2024.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Rene in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Rene in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,091among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 197about 1 in 8,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 197 boys in the US were named Rene, making it the 1,091st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 982nd. Its busiest year was 1970, with 869 boys. 13 girls were also named Rene in 2025 (7,883rd for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Rene than any year since 1941.
Half of all the boys named Rene in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 202 boys in the US were given Rene or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #982, up from #1,091 for this spelling alone.
- Rene 197
- Renee 5
Girls were 34% of the babies named Rene in the US in 1906, and 6% in 2025.
Rene in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 197 | #1,091 |
| 2024 | 227 | #988 |
| 2023 | 201 | #1,073 |
| 2022 | 235 | #963 |
| 2021 | 231 | #966 |
| 2020 | 217 | #982 |
| 2019 | 230 | #939 |
| 2018 | 226 | #931 |
| 2017 | 260 | #848 |
| 2016 | 246 | #888 |
| 2015 | 277 | #817 |
| 2014 | 287 | #800 |
| 2013 | 291 | #770 |
| 2012 | 315 | #735 |
| 2011 | 363 | #647 |
| 2010 | 388 | #626 |
| 2009 | 410 | #613 |
| 2008 | 464 | #561 |
| 2007 | 507 | #516 |
| 2006 | 524 | #494 |
| 2005 | 524 | #478 |
| 2004 | 573 | #452 |
| 2003 | 563 | #443 |
| 2002 | 586 | #419 |
| 2001 | 591 | #420 |
| 2000 | 662 | #386 |
| 1999 | 610 | #400 |
| 1998 | 613 | #399 |
| 1997 | 640 | #381 |
| 1996 | 650 | #367 |
| 1995 | 699 | #351 |
| 1994 | 744 | #334 |
| 1993 | 738 | #340 |
| 1992 | 774 | #328 |
| 1991 | 834 | #310 |
| 1990 | 838 | #303 |
| 1989 | 739 | #323 |
| 1988 | 755 | #302 |
| 1987 | 707 | #304 |
| 1986 | 757 | #278 |
| 1985 | 732 | #280 |
| 1984 | 767 | #272 |
| 1983 | 811 | #256 |
| 1982 | 652 | #303 |
| 1981 | 662 | #297 |
| 1980 | 675 | #300 |
| 1979 | 721 | #282 |
| 1978 | 680 | #285 |
| 1977 | 688 | #281 |
| 1976 | 688 | #277 |
| 1975 | 688 | #279 |
| 1974 | 725 | #265 |
| 1973 | 687 | #271 |
| 1972 | 765 | #259 |
| 1971 | 755 | #279 |
| 1970 | 869 | #261 |
| 1969 | 815 | #256 |
| 1968 | 711 | #277 |
| 1967 | 764 | #265 |
| 1966 | 675 | #287 |
| 1965 | 746 | #273 |
| 1964 | 778 | #278 |
| 1963 | 715 | #289 |
| 1962 | 733 | #284 |
| 1961 | 704 | #292 |
| 1960 | 710 | #295 |
| 1959 | 658 | #301 |
| 1958 | 554 | #326 |
| 1957 | 553 | #327 |
| 1956 | 539 | #320 |
| 1955 | 528 | #322 |
| 1954 | 499 | #324 |
| 1953 | 426 | #336 |
| 1952 | 429 | #333 |
| 1951 | 371 | #356 |
| 1950 | 389 | #340 |
| 1949 | 349 | #361 |
| 1948 | 369 | #349 |
| 1947 | 356 | #363 |
| 1946 | 327 | #361 |
| 1945 | 248 | #377 |
| 1944 | 206 | #425 |
| 1943 | 238 | #397 |
| 1942 | 218 | #417 |
| 1941 | 192 | #423 |
| 1940 | 168 | #448 |
| 1939 | 205 | #398 |
| 1938 | 190 | #411 |
| 1937 | 177 | #426 |
| 1936 | 168 | #431 |
| 1935 | 166 | #442 |
| 1934 | 155 | #451 |
| 1933 | 157 | #439 |
| 1932 | 181 | #417 |
| 1931 | 161 | #444 |
| 1930 | 182 | #434 |
| 1929 | 198 | #417 |
| 1928 | 206 | #418 |
| 1927 | 212 | #414 |
| 1926 | 198 | #431 |
| 1925 | 178 | #451 |
| 1924 | 185 | #449 |
| 1923 | 192 | #438 |
| 1922 | 182 | #458 |
| 1921 | 162 | #483 |
| 1920 | 141 | #515 |
| 1919 | 118 | #551 |
| 1918 | 123 | #541 |
| 1917 | 135 | #493 |
| 1916 | 117 | #528 |
| 1915 | 105 | #544 |
| 1914 | 89 | #520 |
| 1913 | 36 | #789 |
| 1912 | 49 | #574 |
| 1911 | 39 | #469 |
| 1910 | 29 | #524 |
| 1909 | 15 | #714 |
| 1908 | 20 | #566 |
| 1907 | 19 | #559 |
| 1906 | 21 | #489 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,001 |
| 1904 | 17 | #538 |
| 1903 | 15 | #576 |
| 1902 | 11 | #686 |
| 1901 | 9 | #727 |
| 1900 | 10 | #835 |
| 1899 | 10 | #661 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,001 |
| 1897 | 16 | #495 |
| 1896 | 11 | #674 |
| 1895 | 6 | #977 |
| 1894 | 7 | #856 |
| 1893 | 10 | #650 |
| 1892 | 7 | #860 |
| 1891 | 6 | #840 |
| 1890 | 5 | #994 |
| 1889 | 9 | #673 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #758 |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
| 1884 | 5 | #971 |
| 1883 | 8 | #677 |
| 1882 | 6 | #836 |
| 1881 | 5 | #865 |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
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