Rene
Rene is ranked 990th among boys in 2024 (227 births). Its best rank was 256th, in 1969, 1983.
- Rank in 2024
- #990outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 2270.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 1970869 births
- Best rank
- #256first in 1969
- Since 1880
- 72,568people given the name
The story in the numbers
50,740 boys have been named Rene in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1970, with 869 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years (rank 803 → 990).
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1977, and the 1960s alone account for 14%. It has spent 135 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rene is used for both sexes: 30% of its bearers are girls (21,828), most of them born around 1962.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Rene | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 50 | |
| 1890s | 84 | |
| 1900s | 144 | |
| 1910s | 840 | |
| 1920s | 1,854 | |
| 1930s | 1,742 | |
| 1940s | 2,672 | |
| 1950s | 4,946 | |
| 1960s | 7,349 | |
| 1970s | 7,265 | |
| 1980s | 7,256 | |
| 1990s | 7,140 | |
| 2000s | 5,404 | |
| 2010s | 2,883 | |
| 2020s | 1,111 |
In 1970, its biggest year
Rene was the 261st most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 1970 were Michael, James, David, John and Robert. See all of 1970.
Names that rose and fell with Rene
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Anthonypeak 1990
- Jacquespeak 1969
- Reynaldopeak 1991
- Danielpeak 1985
- Philippepeak 1979
- Rubenpeak 1992
- Joelpeak 1985
- Edwardopeak 1970
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.