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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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—
1899——
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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #75 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 238 girlsAKMaine: #62 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 242 girlsMEVermont: #53 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 200 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #76 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 308 girlsNHWashington: #110 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 457 girlsWAIdaho: #148 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 522 girlsIDMontana: #66 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 254 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #89 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 353 girlsNDMinnesota: #88 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 366 girlsMNIllinois: #83 for girls · 195 births · 1 in 358 girlsILWisconsin: #50 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 229 girlsWIMichigan: #55 for girls · 224 births · 1 in 255 girlsMINew York: #58 for girls · 371 births · 1 in 278 girlsNYMassachusetts: #67 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 266 girlsMARhode Island: #79 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 298 girlsRIOregon: #90 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 373 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #134 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 493 girlsSDIowa: #76 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 324 girlsIAIndiana: #81 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 388 girlsINOhio: #66 for girls · 231 births · 1 in 304 girlsOHPennsylvania: #56 for girls · 267 births · 1 in 250 girlsPANew Jersey: #54 for girls · 156 births · 1 in 241 girlsNJConnecticut: #74 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 285 girlsCTCalifornia: #69 for girls · 396 births · 1 in 345 girlsCAUtah: #231 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,172 girlsUTColorado: #56 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 241 girlsCONebraska: #59 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 255 girlsNEMissouri: #93 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 418 girlsMOKentucky: #227 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsKYWest Virginia: #158 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 698 girlsWVVirginia: #123 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 555 girlsVAMaryland: #67 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 281 girlsMDDelaware: #54 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 182 girlsDEArizona: #62 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 290 girlsAZNew Mexico: #48 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 222 girlsNMKansas: #76 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 301 girlsKSArkansas: #214 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 986 girlsARTennessee: #249 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,374 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #177 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 806 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #130 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 566 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #92 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 308 girlsDCOklahoma: #178 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 834 girlsOKLouisiana: #93 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 400 girlsLAMississippi: #189 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 803 girlsMSAlabama: #232 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,127 girlsALGeorgia: #177 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 805 girlsGAHawaii: #33 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 150 girlsHITexas: #173 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 816 girlsTXFlorida: #115 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 527 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#33 · 1 in 150
  2. New Mexico#48 · 1 in 222
  3. Wisconsin#50 · 1 in 229
  4. Vermont#53 · 1 in 200
  5. Delaware#54 · 1 in 182

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#33301 in 150
New Mexico#48351 in 222
Wisconsin#501201 in 229
Vermont#53111 in 200
Delaware#54151 in 182
New Jersey#541561 in 241
Michigan#552241 in 255
Colorado#56651 in 241
Pennsylvania#562671 in 250
New York#583711 in 278
Nebraska#59371 in 255
Arizona#62531 in 290
Maine#62241 in 242
Montana#66161 in 254
Ohio#662311 in 304
Maryland#67661 in 281
Massachusetts#671151 in 266
California#693961 in 345
Connecticut#74501 in 285
Alaska#7581 in 238
Iowa#76521 in 324
Kansas#76401 in 301
New Hampshire#76141 in 308
Rhode Island#79151 in 298
Indiana#81901 in 388
Illinois#831951 in 358
Minnesota#88651 in 366
North Dakota#89111 in 353
Oregon#90351 in 373
District of Columbia#92191 in 308
Louisiana#93621 in 400
Missouri#93711 in 418
Washington#110431 in 457
Florida#115831 in 527
Virginia#123501 in 555
South Carolina#130311 in 566
South Dakota#13481 in 493
Idaho#148101 in 522
West Virginia#158161 in 698
Texas#1731171 in 816
Georgia#177411 in 805
North Carolina#177421 in 806
Oklahoma#178191 in 834
Mississippi#189201 in 803
Arkansas#214131 in 986
Kentucky#227191 in 1,199
Utah#231101 in 1,172
Alabama#232201 in 1,127
Tennessee#249201 in 1,374
Nevada———
Wyoming———

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 1974

girls
#85
3,528 births · 1 in 416 girls
boys
#1,311
42 births · 1 in 37,437 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #85Renee3,528

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #1,311Renee42
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 416 of them was named Renee, which outranked 99.2% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Renee
  1. #82Anna3,622
  2. #83Jacqueline3,573
  3. #84Gina3,560
  4. #85Renee3,528
  5. #86Rhonda3,525
  6. #87Diana3,513
  7. #88Cheryl3,496
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 37,437 of them was named Renee, which outranked 78.2% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Renee
  1. #1,290Vinson43
  2. #1,290Von43
  3. #1,290Zackary43
  4. #1,311Renee42
  5. #1,311Benson42
  6. #1,311Brody42
  7. #1,311Cain42
  8. #1,335Chip41
  9. #1,335Christen41
  10. #1,335Cris41

Tied with 23 names at #1,311; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →