Renee
Renée is a French feminine given name and surname.
Meaning & Origin of Renee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Renée is a French feminine given name and surname.
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The Story of Renee
Renee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1889, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 6,013 Renees were born — ranking #76 that year. As of 2026, Renee ranks #1,054 for baby girls with 237 births, gradually falling (-5%). In total, more than 186K Renees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Renee
Renee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 186K births in the dataset. Renee's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #62. Use the chart and map above to compare Renee'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 .
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