Renae
Renae is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Renae
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Renae is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Renae
The earliest SSA record of Renae as a baby girl name dates back to 1925, when 5 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 386 newborns named Renae — #508 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Renae on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Renae ranks #3,721 for baby girls with 41 births, gradually falling (-12%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Renae
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About the name Renae
Renae is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Renae's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #506. Use the chart and map above to compare Renae's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.