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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #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—
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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 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #84 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 288 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Renee, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #172 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsNHWashington: #82 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 355 girlsWAIdaho: #133 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 531 girlsIDMontana: #89 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 326 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #44 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 174 girlsNDMinnesota: #56 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 227 girlsMNIllinois: #90 for girls · 267 births · 1 in 377 girlsILWisconsin: #78 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 323 girlsWIMichigan: #90 for girls · 259 births · 1 in 346 girlsMINew York: #95 for girls · 416 births · 1 in 393 girlsNYMassachusetts: #160 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsMARhode Island: #128 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 766 girlsRIOregon: #95 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 387 girlsORNevada: #94 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 326 girlsNVWyoming: #154 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 606 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #76 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 284 girlsSDIowa: #110 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 459 girlsIAIndiana: #135 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 652 girlsINOhio: #105 for girls · 223 births · 1 in 457 girlsOHPennsylvania: #97 for girls · 283 births · 1 in 398 girlsPANew Jersey: #110 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 506 girlsNJConnecticut: #113 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 523 girlsCTCalifornia: #79 for girls · 443 births · 1 in 330 girlsCAUtah: #265 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsUTColorado: #132 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 559 girlsCONebraska: #92 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 386 girlsNEMissouri: #113 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 537 girlsMOKentucky: #222 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,528 girlsKYWest Virginia: #240 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,787 girlsWVVirginia: #176 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsVAMaryland: #102 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 442 girlsMDDelaware: #150 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 696 girlsDEArizona: #133 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 547 girlsAZNew Mexico: #167 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 674 girlsNMKansas: #108 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 472 girlsKSArkansas: #177 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 935 girlsARTennessee: #219 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,478 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #221 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,405 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #254 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,589 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #51 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 214 girlsDCOklahoma: #121 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 596 girlsOKLouisiana: #160 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 751 girlsLAMississippi: #271 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,618 girlsMSAlabama: #236 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,394 girlsALGeorgia: #167 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 869 girlsGAHawaii: #47 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 202 girlsHITexas: #230 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 1,301 girlsTXFlorida: #126 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 591 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#44 · 1 in 174
  2. Hawaii#47 · 1 in 202
  3. District of Columbia#51 · 1 in 214
  4. Minnesota#56 · 1 in 227
  5. South Dakota#76 · 1 in 284

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#44401 in 174
Hawaii#47301 in 202
District of Columbia#51621 in 214
Minnesota#561601 in 227
South Dakota#76271 in 284
Wisconsin#781291 in 323
California#794431 in 330
Washington#82791 in 355
Alaska#8491 in 288
Montana#89211 in 326
Illinois#902671 in 377
Michigan#902591 in 346
Nebraska#92381 in 386
Nevada#9461 in 326
New York#954161 in 393
Oregon#95421 in 387
Pennsylvania#972831 in 398
Maryland#102651 in 442
Ohio#1052231 in 457
Kansas#108461 in 472
Iowa#110621 in 459
New Jersey#1101061 in 506
Connecticut#113441 in 523
Missouri#113811 in 537
Oklahoma#121371 in 596
Florida#126671 in 591
Rhode Island#128111 in 766
Colorado#132321 in 559
Arizona#133221 in 547
Idaho#133121 in 531
Indiana#135741 in 652
Delaware#15061 in 696
Wyoming#15451 in 606
Louisiana#160501 in 751
Massachusetts#160501 in 1,028
Georgia#167531 in 869
New Mexico#167161 in 674
New Hampshire#17251 in 1,023
Virginia#176401 in 1,024
Arkansas#177201 in 935
Tennessee#219261 in 1,478
North Carolina#221371 in 1,405
Kentucky#222221 in 1,528
Texas#230861 in 1,301
Alabama#236261 in 1,394
West Virginia#240111 in 1,787
South Carolina#254181 in 1,589
Utah#26571 in 1,462
Mississippi#271171 in 1,618
Maine———
Vermont———

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 1955

girls
#117
3,692 births · 1 in 530 girls
boys
#1,572
24 births · 1 in 85,829 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #117Renee3,692

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #1,572Renee24
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 530 of them was named Renee, which outranked 98.3% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Renee
  1. #114Stephanie3,749
  2. #115Jeanne3,732
  3. #116Sue3,729
  4. #117Renee3,692
  5. #118Constance3,662
  6. #119Yvonne3,546
  7. #120Eileen3,503
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 85,829 of them was named Renee, which outranked 64.3% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Renee
  1. #1,538Sol25
  2. #1,538Teresa25
  3. #1,538Verl25
  4. #1,572Renee24
  5. #1,572Audrey24
  6. #1,572Benard24
  7. #1,572Casimir24
  8. #1,611Ann23
  9. #1,611Arvel23
  10. #1,611Barrie23

Tied with 38 names at #1,572; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 808Davy#1,333 → #525
  2. ↑ 326Wyatt#985 → #659
  3. ↑ 323Moises#1,311 → #988
  4. ↑ 296Tad#1,068 → #772
  5. ↑ 286Rhett#1,122 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 738Rahn#908 → #1,646
  2. ↓ 415Ricci#739 → #1,154
  3. ↓ 321Meredith#952 → #1,273
  4. ↓ 309Michial#985 → #1,294
  5. ↓ 282Arvin#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →