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
- Peak · girls
- 1967 · 5,564 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 22 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 185,896since 1889
Renee over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,098 | 218 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #1,044 | 240 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,075 | 230 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,059 | 240 | #8,990 | 8 |
| 2021 | #1,116 | 221 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #1,040 | 242 | — | |
| 2019 | #975 | 266 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #1,063 | 241 | — | |
| 2017 | #952 | 277 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,018 | 260 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #1,085 | 241 | — | |
| 2014 | #952 | 282 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #892 | 288 | — | |
| 2012 | #891 | 297 | — | |
| 2011 | #831 | 318 | #8,767 | 8 |
| 2010 | #864 | 309 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #770 | 369 | — | |
| 2008 | #736 | 406 | #5,487 | 16 |
| 2007 | #711 | 411 | #7,590 | 10 |
| 2006 | #581 | 504 | — | |
| 2005 | #542 | 530 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #475 | 620 | #5,492 | 14 |
| 2003 | #452 | 665 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #418 | 694 | #5,131 | 14 |
| 2001 | #386 | 754 | #4,476 | 17 |
| 2000 | #362 | 826 | #2,805 | 32 |
| 1999 | #362 | 819 | #3,704 | 20 |
| 1998 | #338 | 870 | #4,019 | 17 |
| 1997 | #308 | 944 | #3,351 | 21 |
| 1996 | #299 | 957 | #4,022 | 16 |
| 1995 | #282 | 986 | #4,280 | 14 |
| 1994 | #267 | 1,051 | #2,685 | 27 |
| 1993 | #246 | 1,133 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1992 | #215 | 1,341 | #3,105 | 21 |
| 1991 | #211 | 1,409 | #2,753 | 24 |
| 1990 | #184 | 1,573 | #2,432 | 28 |
| 1989 | #172 | 1,658 | #1,953 | 37 |
| 1988 | #146 | 1,893 | #2,035 | 31 |
| 1987 | #134 | 2,048 | #2,115 | 28 |
| 1986 | #127 | 2,214 | #1,760 | 35 |
| 1985 | #118 | 2,440 | #2,427 | 21 |
| 1984 | #107 | 2,582 | #2,232 | 23 |
| 1983 | #97 | 2,846 | #1,864 | 29 |
| 1982 | #101 | 2,894 | #1,677 | 35 |
| 1981 | #98 | 2,997 | #2,496 | 19 |
| 1980 | #107 | 2,842 | #1,765 | 32 |
| 1979 | #101 | 2,979 | #1,788 | 31 |
| 1978 | #99 | 2,969 | #1,652 | 33 |
| 1977 | #87 | 3,259 | #1,490 | 38 |
| 1976 | #86 | 3,314 | #1,608 | 33 |
| 1975 | #87 | 3,405 | #1,505 | 35 |
| 1974 | #85 | 3,528 | #1,311 | 42 |
| 1973 | #80 | 3,846 | #1,294 | 41 |
| 1972 | #77 | 4,088 | #1,364 | 38 |
| 1971 | #73 | 4,830 | #1,254 | 44 |
| 1970 | #68 | 5,373 | #1,260 | 43 |
| 1969 | #67 | 5,254 | #1,302 | 37 |
| 1968 | #65 | 5,356 | #1,282 | 35 |
| 1967 | #62 | 5,564 | #1,231 | 37 |
| 1966 | #66 | 5,354 | #1,299 | 34 |
| 1965 | #68 | 5,496 | #1,335 | 33 |
| 1964 | #71 | 6,013 | #1,384 | 32 |
| 1963 | #74 | 5,776 | #1,375 | 32 |
| 1962 | #76 | 6,012 | #1,515 | 27 |
| 1961 | #79 | 5,782 | #1,731 | 22 |
| 1960 | #93 | 5,208 | #1,658 | 24 |
| 1959 | #100 | 4,845 | #1,665 | 23 |
| 1958 | #105 | 4,499 | #1,557 | 25 |
| 1957 | #111 | 4,177 | #1,887 | 18 |
| 1956 | #106 | 4,329 | #1,886 | 18 |
| 1955 | #117 | 3,692 | #1,572 | 24 |
| 1954 | #132 | 2,976 | #2,449 | 11 |
| 1953 | #134 | 2,694 | #1,592 | 23 |
| 1952 | #154 | 2,179 | #1,939 | 16 |
| 1951 | #164 | 1,868 | #2,246 | 12 |
| 1950 | #168 | 1,691 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1949 | #166 | 1,733 | #2,022 | 14 |
| 1948 | #198 | 1,362 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #234 | 1,001 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #241 | 879 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #281 | 607 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #282 | 596 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #293 | 557 | — | |
| 1942 | #332 | 439 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #368 | 334 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #373 | 309 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #395 | 285 | — | |
| 1938 | #394 | 289 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #373 | 298 | — | |
| 1936 | #365 | 301 | — | |
| 1935 | #358 | 315 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #356 | 312 | — | |
| 1933 | #352 | 315 | — | |
| 1932 | #360 | 315 | — | |
| 1931 | #353 | 328 | — | |
| 1930 | #345 | 362 | — | |
| 1929 | #328 | 389 | — | |
| 1928 | #316 | 433 | — | |
| 1927 | #361 | 358 | — | |
| 1926 | #435 | 250 | — | |
| 1925 | #473 | 214 | — | |
| 1924 | #535 | 182 | — | |
| 1923 | #629 | 137 | — | |
| 1922 | #678 | 115 | — | |
| 1921 | #694 | 113 | — | |
| 1920 | #711 | 104 | — | |
| 1919 | #752 | 87 | — | |
| 1918 | #832 | 74 | — | |
| 1917 | #713 | 94 | — | |
| 1916 | #775 | 78 | — | |
| 1915 | #724 | 84 | — | |
| 1914 | #681 | 73 | — | |
| 1913 | #678 | 58 | — | |
| 1912 | #722 | 48 | — | |
| 1911 | #741 | 34 | — | |
| 1910 | #710 | 35 | — | |
| 1909 | #644 | 37 | — | |
| 1908 | #723 | 29 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,092 | 13 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,002 | 14 | — | |
| 1905 | #900 | 17 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,001 | 13 | — | |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#29 · 1 in 154
- Alaska#40 · 1 in 150
- New Mexico#44 · 1 in 170
- Michigan#44 · 1 in 219
- Wyoming#48 · 1 in 174
Best ever in a state: #15 in Hawaii, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #29 | 29 | 1 in 154 |
| Alaska | #40 | 14 | 1 in 150 |
| Michigan | #44 | 283 | 1 in 219 |
| New Mexico | #44 | 45 | 1 in 170 |
| Wyoming | #48 | 10 | 1 in 174 |
| Ohio | #49 | 304 | 1 in 245 |
| Colorado | #50 | 68 | 1 in 231 |
| Vermont | #51 | 12 | 1 in 207 |
| Iowa | #53 | 75 | 1 in 232 |
| Pennsylvania | #53 | 312 | 1 in 231 |
| Connecticut | #56 | 71 | 1 in 223 |
| Maryland | #56 | 85 | 1 in 242 |
| New Jersey | #57 | 172 | 1 in 237 |
| New York | #57 | 411 | 1 in 270 |
| Wisconsin | #57 | 124 | 1 in 222 |
| South Dakota | #59 | 16 | 1 in 239 |
| California | #60 | 438 | 1 in 313 |
| Massachusetts | #63 | 146 | 1 in 234 |
| Delaware | #65 | 13 | 1 in 236 |
| Rhode Island | #66 | 23 | 1 in 226 |
| Arizona | #68 | 46 | 1 in 315 |
| Illinois | #69 | 235 | 1 in 317 |
| Washington | #71 | 66 | 1 in 291 |
| District of Columbia | #74 | 28 | 1 in 264 |
| Nebraska | #75 | 31 | 1 in 302 |
| Minnesota | #76 | 76 | 1 in 317 |
| Oregon | #77 | 43 | 1 in 294 |
| North Dakota | #82 | 14 | 1 in 283 |
| Louisiana | #83 | 74 | 1 in 358 |
| Missouri | #87 | 81 | 1 in 386 |
| Maine | #89 | 18 | 1 in 363 |
| Virginia | #89 | 74 | 1 in 400 |
| New Hampshire | #94 | 12 | 1 in 371 |
| Nevada | #101 | 8 | 1 in 342 |
| Montana | #103 | 11 | 1 in 353 |
| Florida | #107 | 92 | 1 in 484 |
| Indiana | #110 | 81 | 1 in 457 |
| Kansas | #113 | 27 | 1 in 456 |
| West Virginia | #122 | 23 | 1 in 530 |
| Idaho | #142 | 9 | 1 in 526 |
| North Carolina | #145 | 58 | 1 in 633 |
| Arkansas | #150 | 20 | 1 in 654 |
| Kentucky | #159 | 31 | 1 in 766 |
| Tennessee | #165 | 37 | 1 in 765 |
| South Carolina | #177 | 24 | 1 in 800 |
| Mississippi | #179 | 23 | 1 in 754 |
| Texas | #186 | 116 | 1 in 831 |
| Georgia | #190 | 40 | 1 in 899 |
| Utah | #228 | 10 | 1 in 1,053 |
| Alabama | #236 | 19 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Oklahoma | #294 | 10 | 1 in 1,630 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1889
- Peaked 1967 at #62 (5,564 births)
- Births halved by 1984, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1959–1978
- Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1908–2014
- Highest: 1 in 297 girls born in 1967 were named Renee (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,373 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 30.0% of all girls named Renee (55,815) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | #1,025 (1889) | #1,025 |
| 1890s | 29 | #1,292 (1896) | #1,466 |
| 1900s | 161 | #644 (1909) | #1,025 |
| 1910s | 665 | #678 (1913) | #733 |
| 1920s | 2,295 | #316 (1928) | #516 |
| 1930s | 3,120 | #345 (1930) | #365 |
| 1940s | 7,817 | #166 (1949) | #277 |
| 1950s | 32,950 | #100 (1959) | #129 |
| 1960s | 55,815 | #62 (1967) | #72 |
| 1970s | 37,591 | #68 (1970) | #84 |
| 1980s | 24,414 | #97 (1983) | #121 |
| 1990s | 11,083 | #184 (1990) | #271 |
| 2000s | 5,779 | #362 (2000) | #543 |
| 2010s | 2,779 | #831 (2011) | #952 |
| 2020s | 1,391 | #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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 372 of them was named Renee, which outranked 99.2% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 42,674 of them was named Renee, which outranked 76.3% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,348Serge39
- #1,348Vladimir39
- #1,348Wylie39
- #1,364Renee38
- #1,364Alonza38
- #1,364Bud38
- #1,364Cynthia38
- #1,391Arlen37
- #1,391Christen37
- #1,391Dwyane37
Tied with 26 names at #1,364; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.