Renae

#3,249 for girls in 2025, 48 births · Last seen for boys in 1985 at #6,523
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1962 · 366 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,141
since 1925

Renae over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Renae has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #506, 1962girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#3,24948—
2024#3,63942—
2023#3,98437—
2022#3,59543—
2021#3,29748—
2020#3,73539—
2019#3,49944—
2018#3,05053—
2017#3,19250—
2016#4,15735—
2015#3,17752—
2014#3,04155—
2013#2,83760—
2012#3,52345—
2011#3,22251—
2010#3,07554—
2009#2,89260—
2008#3,05456—
2007#2,61670—
2006#2,43876—
2005#2,55367—
2004#2,10086—
2003#2,32172—
2002#1,96889—
2001#1,726104—
2000#1,425129—
1999#1,654100—
1998#1,472116—
1997#1,419117—
1996#1,225143—
1995#1,265133—
1994#1,277133—
1993#1,143155—
1992#1,116159—
1991#1,065170—
1990#987187—
1989#991174—
1988#795233—
1987#931176—
1986#758228—
1985#718240#6,5235
1984#744219—
1983#710240—
1982#656272—
1981#671260#5,4686
1980#599310—
1979#671258—
1978#613275—
1977#638261—
1976#647240—
1975#564297—
1974#581273—
1973#569289—
1972#539309—
1971#532344—
1970#508386—
1969#535340—
1968#518346—
1967#514340—
1966#558289#3,5376
1965#538312—
1964#523353—
1963#547315#3,6466
1962#506366—
1961#538334—
1960#565302—
1959#592280#3,9885
1958#592280—
1957#579278—
1956#627234—
1955#688185#3,8865
1954#639205—
1953#716162—
1952#720153—
1951#803123—
1950#822113—
1949#807116—
1948#98778—
1947#1,18358—
1946#1,25747—
1945#1,54328—
1944#1,40133—
1943#1,39535—
1942#2,04618—
1941#2,66811—
1940#2,73710—
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1936#1,80118—
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First appearance
1925

The first year at least five girls were named Renae! It came in at #4,973, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1925–1927, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Renae is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedNHWashington: #404 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,684 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #118 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 423 girlsNDMinnesota: #185 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,035 girlsMNIllinois: #935 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,031 girlsILWisconsin: #294 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsWIMichigan: #318 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,030 girlsMINew York: #834 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,612 girlsNYMassachusetts: #562 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,342 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #190 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 749 girlsSDIowa: #176 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 815 girlsIAIndiana: #425 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,545 girlsINOhio: #680 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,806 girlsOHPennsylvania: #433 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,555 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #744 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 6,540 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedUTColorado: #344 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsCONebraska: #172 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 752 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedMOKentucky: #502 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,638 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedDEArizona: #397 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedNMKansas: #246 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,197 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Renae, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#118 · 1 in 423
  2. Nebraska#172 · 1 in 752
  3. Iowa#176 · 1 in 815
  4. Minnesota#185 · 1 in 1,035
  5. South Dakota#190 · 1 in 749

Best ever in a state: #64 in North Dakota, 1977.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#11891 in 423
Nebraska#172121 in 752
Iowa#176201 in 815
Minnesota#185221 in 1,035
South Dakota#19051 in 749
Kansas#246101 in 1,197
Wisconsin#294121 in 2,240
Michigan#318291 in 2,030
Colorado#34481 in 1,956
Arizona#39771 in 2,112
Washington#40471 in 2,684
Indiana#425101 in 3,545
Pennsylvania#433191 in 3,555
Kentucky#50251 in 4,638
Massachusetts#56251 in 6,342
Ohio#68091 in 7,806
California#744201 in 6,540
New York#834121 in 8,612
Illinois#93571 in 10,031
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Renae
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 390 spots since 2024 (#3,639 → #3,249)
  • 486 spots since 2020 (#3,735 → #3,249)
  • 72 spots since 2015 (#3,177 → #3,249)
  • Biggest jump: 196 spots in 1948 (#1,183 → #987)
  • Biggest drop: 196 spots in 1989 (#795 → #991)
Rise & fade · girls
37 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1925
  • Peaked 1962 at #506 (366 births)
  • Births halved by 1987, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 43 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1948–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,529
  • Highest: 1 in 4,529 girls born in 1970 were named Renae (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 33,485 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #506 in 1962, was only 1 in 5,373 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 23.3% of all girls named Renae (3,297) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s12#3,743 (1928)#4,358
1930s123#1,801 (1936)#2,602
1940s434#807 (1949)#1,602
1950s2,013#579 (1957)#678
1960s3,297#506 (1962)#534
1970s2,932#508 (1970)#586
1980s2,352#599 (1980)#757
1990s1,413#987 (1990)#1,262
2000s809#1,425 (2000)#2,309
2010s499#2,837 (2013)#3,277
2020s257#3,249 (2025)#3,583

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Renae in 1973

girls
#569
289 births · 1 in 5,046 girls

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #569Renae289
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 5,046 of them was named Renae, which outranked 94.2% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Renae
  1. #564Elise292
  2. #567Jerri290
  3. #567Silvia290
  4. #569Renae289
  5. #570Malissa288
  6. #571Cristy286
  7. #572Geneva285
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1973 →