Rene Boy
How popular is Rene?
#1,091 boy name in 2025
197 baby boys were named Rene in the US in 2025, making it the 1091st most popular boy name. Another 13 girls got the name (#7,883 for girls).
Rene popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,091 for boys (▼ 103 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 197 boys, 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #817 in 2015, #982 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1970 (869 boys) |
| Highest rank | #256 in 1969 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 93% boys, 7% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rene counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rene family of names ranked #638 for boys in 2025 (#631 the year before), with 410 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rene | 197 | 48% |
| Ren | 213 | 52% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rene is most popular
Babies named Rene per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Arizona: 0.5 per 1,000 (75 boys)
- Texas: 0.4 per 1,000 (336 boys)
- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (259 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (67 boys)
- Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
Rene by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 50 | #673 |
| 1890s | 84 | #495 |
| 1900s | 144 | #489 |
| 1910s | 840 | #469 |
| 1920s | 1,854 | #414 |
| 1930s | 1,742 | #398 |
| 1940s | 2,671 | #349 |
| 1950s | 4,946 | #301 |
| 1960s | 7,351 | #256 |
| 1970s | 7,266 | #259 |
| 1980s | 7,257 | #256 |
| 1990s | 7,140 | #303 |
| 2000s | 5,404 | #386 |
| 2010s | 2,883 | #626 |
| 2020s | 1,308 | #963 |
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Questions
- Is Rene a boy or girl name?
- Rene is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Rene were boys.
- How popular is the name Rene?
- 197 baby boys were named Rene in the US in 2025, making it the 1091st most popular boy name. Another 13 girls got the name (#7,883 for girls).
- When was Rene most popular?
- Rene peaked in 1970, when 869 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #256, held for 2 years starting in 1969.
- How many people are named Rene?
- 72,779 babies have been named Rene in the US since 1880. We estimate about 59,629 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 49.
- Where is Rene most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rene was most common in Arizona, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.