NameTides

Rene

Rene was the #1,091 boys' name in the US in 2025 (197 babies), and #1,798 in England & Wales and #1,565 in Canada.

Rene as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rene as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Rene as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,091 (197)#1,798 (14)—#1,565 (14)
2024#988 (227)#2,264 (10)—#2,062 (9)
2023#1,073 (201)#2,161 (10)—#2,336 (7)
2022#963 (235)#2,530 (8)—#1,557 (12)
2021#966 (231)#1,448 (17)—#1,478 (13)
2020#982 (217)#2,404 (8)—#2,013 (8)
2019#939 (230)#3,937 (4)—#2,189 (7)
2018#931 (226)#1,991 (11)#749 (3)#1,682 (10)
2017#848 (260)#2,324 (9)—#2,198 (7)
2016#888 (246)#1,903 (12)—#1,683 (10)
2015#817 (277)#2,020 (11)—#1,458 (12)
2014#800 (287)#1,486 (16)—#1,311 (14)
2013#770 (291)#1,706 (13)—#2,086 (7)
2012#735 (315)#1,756 (13)—#1,781 (9)
2011#647 (363)#1,522 (15)—#1,467 (12)

Rene as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rene as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020US
Rene as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#7,885 (13)————
2024#6,394 (18)#2,575 (10)———
2023#5,960 (20)————
2022#7,281 (15)#5,670 (3)———
2021#7,250 (15)#3,192 (7)———
2020#5,850 (20)#3,899 (5)———
2019#8,138 (13)#3,541 (6)———
2018#6,521 (18)#2,901 (8)———
2017#7,092 (16)#4,063 (5)———
2016#6,186 (20)#2,966 (8)———
2015#6,452 (19)#4,736 (4)———
2014#5,993 (21)#2,659 (9)———
2013#5,644 (23)#3,536 (6)#370 (4)——
2012#8,208 (14)#4,171 (5)———
2011#4,807 (29)#2,432 (10)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1972 at #259.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 6% of US babies named Rene were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 130,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rene is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,600 to 1 in 9,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rene by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #602CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #594AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #550TXFlorida: #846FL
Rene (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ReneCanadaGirls—too few
ReneCanadaBoys#1,56514
ReneEngland & WalesGirls—too few
ReneEngland & WalesBoys#1,79814
ReneIrelandGirls—too few
ReneIrelandBoys—too few
ReneNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ReneNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ReneUSGirls#7,88513
ReneUSBoys#1,091197