girls' name ★ peaked 1964

Renee

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,099 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,099
among girls · ↓52 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
223
named Renee · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,373
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1964
6,045 babies
All-time total
187,513
#215 all-time among girls
First recorded
1889
in Social Security records

Renee popularity over time

187,513 babies have been named Renee since 1889, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 7 – 7 1 – #1,124
1890s 29 – 29 3 +314% #1,396
1900s 161 – 161 16 +455% #658
1910s 665 – 665 67 +313% #683
1920s 2,295 – 2,295 230 +245% #317
1930s 3,120 13 3,133 313 +37% #348
1940s 7,817 63 7,880 788 +152% #166
1950s 32,950 182 33,132 3,313 +320% #100
1960s 55,815 313 56,128 5,613 +69% #62
1970s 37,591 378 37,969 3,797 -32% #68
1980s 24,414 290 24,704 2,470 -35% #97
1990s 11,083 204 11,287 1,129 -54% #184
2000s 5,779 126 5,905 591 -48% #362
2010s 2,779 29 2,808 281 -52% #832
2020s (to 2025) 1,391 19 1,410 235 -16% #1,041

Where Renee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 216 0.13 outside top 500
2027 215 0.13 outside top 500
2028 214 0.13 outside top 500
2029 213 0.13 outside top 500
2030 212 0.13 outside top 500

Where Renee is most popular

Girls named Renee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.142 per 1,000. Strongest in New Hampshire, Arizona, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Renee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Hampshire 6 0.325 +129%
Arizona 44 0.314 +121%
New York 108 0.273 +93%
Indiana 32 0.228 +61%
New Jersey 39 0.216 +53%
Washington 29 0.201 +42%
California 157 0.187 +32%
Ohio 38 0.160 +13%
Iowa 9 0.154 +9%
Massachusetts 18 0.149 +5%
Pennsylvania 35 0.148 +5%
Texas 116 0.144 ≈ national
Florida 58 0.136 ≈ national
Utah 11 0.132 -7%
Illinois 29 0.127 -11%
Missouri 15 0.124 -12%
Oregon 7 0.108 -24%
Virginia 18 0.106 -25%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -33%
North Carolina 20 0.088 -38%
Michigan 15 0.082 -42%
Georgia 17 0.075 -47%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -78%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Renee

Renee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,099 in 2025 with 218 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1889, 187,513 American babies have been named Renee. Its peak came in 1964, when 6,045 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Renee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Renee?

The median living Renee is about 56 years old; half are between 44 and 64. An estimated 166 thousand people named Renee are alive in the United States today.

median 56 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Renee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 218 #1,099 5 #13,462
2024 240 #1,047 – –
2023 230 #1,078 – –
2022 240 #1,059 8 #9,645
2021 221 #1,120 6 #11,833
2020 242 #1,041 – –
2019 266 #976 5 #13,707
2018 241 #1,063 – –
2017 277 #958 – –
2016 260 #1,020 6 #11,835
2015 241 #1,086 – –
2014 282 #953 5 #13,617
2013 288 #895 – –
2012 297 #892 – –
2011 318 #832 8 #9,414
2010 309 #864 5 #13,811
2009 369 #770 – –
2008 406 #738 16 #5,712
2007 411 #712 10 #8,042
2006 504 #581 – –
2005 530 #543 13 #6,146
2004 620 #476 14 #5,732
2003 665 #452 10 #7,130
2002 694 #419 14 #5,336
2001 754 #386 17 #4,638
2000 826 #362 32 #2,850
1995 986 #282 14 #4,457
1990 1,573 #184 28 #2,477
1985 2,440 #118 21 #2,485
1980 2,842 #107 32 #1,795
1975 3,405 #87 35 #1,526
1970 5,373 #68 43 #1,273
1965 5,496 #68 33 #1,356
1960 5,208 #93 24 #1,681
1955 3,692 #117 24 #1,600
1950 1,691 #168 12 #2,301
1945 607 #281 7 #2,944
1940 309 #376 5 #3,837
1935 315 #358 7 #3,197
1930 362 #348 – –
1925 214 #476 – –
1920 104 #714 – –
1915 84 #730 – –
1910 35 #719 – –
1905 17 #919 – –
1900 7 #1,698 – –
1895 7 #1,406 – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Renee

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Renee O'Connor Renee O'Connor American actress, producer, and director b. 1971 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Renee Olstead Renee Olstead American actress and singer (born 1989) Contemporary
  3. 3 Renee Young Renee Young Canadian television personality b. 1985 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Renee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Renee?

The median living Renee is about 56 years old. Half of all living Renees are between 44 and 64 years old.

How many people named Renee are alive today?

An estimated 166 thousand people named Renee are alive in the United States, based on 187,513 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Renee in 2025?

Renee ranked #1,099 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 218 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Renee?

187,513 babies have been named Renee in the United States since 1889, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Renee most popular?

Renee peaked in 1964, when 6,045 newborns received the name.

Is Renee a boy or girl name?

Renee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Renee rising or falling?

Renee has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Renee become more popular?

Renee looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 212 girls named Renee in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Renee?

Well-known people named Renee include Renee O'Connor (actor), Renee Olstead (actor), Renee Young (actor).

Names like Renee

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