Renee

#1,098 for girls in 2025, 218 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 99.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1967 · 5,564 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
22 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
185,896
since 1889

Renee over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #62, 1967girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,098218#12,0085
2024#1,044240—
2023#1,075230—
2022#1,059240#8,9908
2021#1,116221#10,7996
2020#1,040242—
2019#975266#12,1455
2018#1,063241—
2017#952277—
2016#1,018260#10,7446
2015#1,085241—
2014#952282#12,1085
2013#892288—
2012#891297—
2011#831318#8,7678
2010#864309#12,2315
2009#770369—
2008#736406#5,48716
2007#711411#7,59010
2006#581504—
2005#542530#5,87513
2004#475620#5,49214
2003#452665#6,71510
2002#418694#5,13114
2001#386754#4,47617
2000#362826#2,80532
1999#362819#3,70420
1998#338870#4,01917
1997#308944#3,35121
1996#299957#4,02216
1995#282986#4,28014
1994#2671,051#2,68527
1993#2461,133#3,81916
1992#2151,341#3,10521
1991#2111,409#2,75324
1990#1841,573#2,43228
1989#1721,658#1,95337
1988#1461,893#2,03531
1987#1342,048#2,11528
1986#1272,214#1,76035
1985#1182,440#2,42721
1984#1072,582#2,23223
1983#972,846#1,86429
1982#1012,894#1,67735
1981#982,997#2,49619
1980#1072,842#1,76532
1979#1012,979#1,78831
1978#992,969#1,65233
1977#873,259#1,49038
1976#863,314#1,60833
1975#873,405#1,50535
1974#853,528#1,31142
1973#803,846#1,29441
1972#774,088#1,36438
1971#734,830#1,25444
1970#685,373#1,26043
1969#675,254#1,30237
1968#655,356#1,28235
1967#625,564#1,23137
1966#665,354#1,29934
1965#685,496#1,33533
1964#716,013#1,38432
1963#745,776#1,37532
1962#766,012#1,51527
1961#795,782#1,73122
1960#935,208#1,65824
1959#1004,845#1,66523
1958#1054,499#1,55725
1957#1114,177#1,88718
1956#1064,329#1,88618
1955#1173,692#1,57224
1954#1322,976#2,44911
1953#1342,694#1,59223
1952#1542,179#1,93916
1951#1641,868#2,24612
1950#1681,691#2,20712
1949#1661,733#2,02214
1948#1981,362#3,0107
1947#2341,001#3,7335
1946#241879#3,5255
1945#281607#2,7437
1944#282596#3,4305
1943#293557—
1942#332439#2,7128
1941#368334#2,8727
1940#373309#3,4595
1939#395285—
1938#394289#3,1756
1937#373298—
1936#365301—
1935#358315#2,9517
1934#356312—
1933#352315—
1932#360315—
1931#353328—
1930#345362—
1929#328389—
1928#316433—
1927#361358—
1926#435250—
1925#473214—
1924#535182—
1923#629137—
1922#678115—
1921#694113—
1920#711104—
1919#75287—
1918#83274—
1917#71394—
1916#77578—
1915#72484—
1914#68173—
1913#67858—
1912#72248—
1911#74134—
1910#71035—
1909#64437—
1908#72329—
1907#1,09213—
1906#1,00214—
1905#90017—
1904#1,00113—
1903#96913—
1902#1,13310—
1901#1,2278—
1900#1,5617—
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1898#1,7005—
1897#1,5555—
1896#1,2927—
1895#1,2997—
1894#1,4855—
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First appearance
1889

The first year at least five girls were named Renee! It came in at #1,025, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1890–1894, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Renee is popular in 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedNHWashington: #128 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 538 girlsWAIdaho: #133 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 565 girlsIDMontana: #160 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 763 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #63 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 248 girlsNDMinnesota: #96 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 441 girlsMNIllinois: #112 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 574 girlsILWisconsin: #140 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 894 girlsWIMichigan: #122 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 608 girlsMINew York: #118 for girls · 270 births · 1 in 555 girlsNYMassachusetts: #248 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,897 girlsMARhode Island: #146 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 987 girlsRIOregon: #125 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 583 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #95 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 398 girlsSDIowa: #139 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 755 girlsIAIndiana: #215 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsINOhio: #142 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 816 girlsOHPennsylvania: #132 for girls · 152 births · 1 in 714 girlsPANew Jersey: #139 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 748 girlsNJConnecticut: #161 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsCTCalifornia: #133 for girls · 203 births · 1 in 596 girlsCAUtah: #105 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 420 girlsUTColorado: #200 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,114 girlsCONebraska: #132 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 714 girlsNEMissouri: #173 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,210 girlsMOKentucky: #446 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,654 girlsKYWest Virginia: #289 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,548 girlsWVVirginia: #272 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,205 girlsVAMaryland: #187 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedDEArizona: #210 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 978 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedNMKansas: #209 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,502 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedARTennessee: #340 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,447 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #419 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,594 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #323 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,586 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #85 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 363 girlsDCOklahoma: #318 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,696 girlsOKLouisiana: #368 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,953 girlsLAMississippi: #393 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,575 girlsMSAlabama: #333 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,811 girlsALGeorgia: #280 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,146 girlsGAHawaii: #107 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 348 girlsHITexas: #296 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,999 girlsTXFlorida: #228 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,402 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#63 · 1 in 248
  2. District of Columbia#85 · 1 in 363
  3. South Dakota#95 · 1 in 398
  4. Minnesota#96 · 1 in 441
  5. Utah#105 · 1 in 420

Best ever in a state: #15 in Hawaii, 1964.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#63281 in 248
District of Columbia#85351 in 363
South Dakota#95191 in 398
Minnesota#96811 in 441
Utah#105221 in 420
Hawaii#107151 in 348
Illinois#1121601 in 574
New York#1182701 in 555
Michigan#1221291 in 608
Oregon#125271 in 583
Washington#128481 in 538
Nebraska#132201 in 714
Pennsylvania#1321521 in 714
California#1332031 in 596
Idaho#133111 in 565
Iowa#139391 in 755
New Jersey#139621 in 748
Wisconsin#140441 in 894
Ohio#1421121 in 816
Rhode Island#14681 in 987
Montana#16081 in 763
Connecticut#161181 in 1,024
Missouri#173341 in 1,210
Maryland#187221 in 1,123
Colorado#200141 in 1,114
Kansas#209131 in 1,502
Arizona#210101 in 978
Indiana#215281 in 1,619
Florida#228221 in 1,402
Massachusetts#248161 in 2,897
Virginia#272171 in 2,205
Georgia#280201 in 2,146
West Virginia#28991 in 2,548
Texas#296511 in 1,999
Oklahoma#31881 in 2,696
South Carolina#323111 in 2,586
Alabama#333131 in 2,811
Tennessee#340111 in 3,447
Louisiana#368121 in 2,953
Mississippi#39381 in 3,575
North Carolina#419111 in 4,594
Kentucky#44661 in 5,654
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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 Renee
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 54 spots since 2024 (#1,044 → #1,098)
  • 58 spots since 2020 (#1,040 → #1,098)
  • 13 spots since 2015 (#1,085 → #1,098)
  • Biggest jump: 369 spots in 1908 (#1,092 → #723)
  • Biggest drop: 133 spots in 2015 (#952 → #1,085)
Rise & fade · girls
78 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1889
  • Peaked 1967 at #62 (5,564 births)
  • Births halved by 1984, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 22 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1959–1978
  • Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1908–2014
Share of babies · girls
1 in 297
  • Highest: 1 in 297 girls born in 1967 were named Renee (0.34%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,373 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 30.0% of all girls named Renee (55,815) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7#1,025 (1889)#1,025
1890s29#1,292 (1896)#1,466
1900s161#644 (1909)#1,025
1910s665#678 (1913)#733
1920s2,295#316 (1928)#516
1930s3,120#345 (1930)#365
1940s7,817#166 (1949)#277
1950s32,950#100 (1959)#129
1960s55,815#62 (1967)#72
1970s37,591#68 (1970)#84
1980s24,414#97 (1983)#121
1990s11,083#184 (1990)#271
2000s5,779#362 (2000)#543
2010s2,779#831 (2011)#952
2020s1,391#1,040 (2020)#1,072

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.

Renee in 1951

girls
#164
1,868 births · 1 in 964 girls
boys
#2,246
12 births · 1 in 156,903 boys

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #164Renee1,868

Top boys' names in 1951

  1. #1James87,256
  2. #2Robert86,353
  3. #3John81,569
  4. #4Michael72,807
  5. #5David64,788
  6. #6William62,781
  7. #7Richard54,541
  8. #8Thomas48,275
  9. #9Charles39,406
  10. #10Gary38,160
  11. #2,246Renee12
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 964 of them was named Renee, which outranked 97.4% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Renee
  1. #161Sheryl1,934
  2. #162Georgia1,931
  3. #163Jacquelyn1,906
  4. #164Renee1,868
  5. #165Edith1,850
  6. #166Shelley1,845
  7. #167Lillian1,826
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

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

boys

1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 156,903 of them was named Renee, which outranked 47.2% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Renee
  1. #2,135Woodson13
  2. #2,135Woodward13
  3. #2,135Wright13
  4. #2,246Renee12
  5. #2,246Aldon12
  6. #2,246Alen12
  7. #2,246Alston12
  8. #2,367Abdul11
  9. #2,367Adrien11
  10. #2,367Alexandro11

Tied with 120 names at #2,246; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 428Kimberly#1,139 → #711
  2. ↑ 372Cole#1,364 → #992
  3. ↑ 357Wayland#1,272 → #915
  4. ↑ 354Ricki#1,139 → #785
  5. ↑ 346Lou#1,289 → #943
Fallers
  1. ↓ 944Jory#960 → #1,904
  2. ↓ 502Samual#960 → #1,462
  3. ↓ 426Carlyle#918 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 319Shaun#899 → #1,218
  5. ↓ 318Tex#977 → #1,295

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

See the top 100 for 1951 →