Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Renee

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
French
Reborn, to rise again
Latin
Rebirth

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Renee

Famous People

Actress Renee Zellweger, opera singer Renee Fleming

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Rachel Hunter and Rod Stewart, Daughter of Martin Sheen, Daughter of Richard Pryor

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1971 (rank #1251, 44 births); most recent 2025 (rank #12008, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1962 (rank #76, 6,017 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1098, 218 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20255218
2024–239
2023–230
20228240
20216220
2020–242
20195266
2018–241
2017–277
20166259

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #305, 131 births); most recent 2025 (rank #630, 62 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202562
202476
202371
202291
202178
202073
201991
201886
201792
201692

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1930 (rank #691, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1920 (rank #9, 7,407 births); most recent 2022 (rank #2864, 9 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023––
2022–9
2021––
2020–4
2019–5
2018–3
2017––
2016–4
2015–4
2014––

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #269, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20254
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20195
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #324, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20254
20248
2023–
20224
20214
20206
2019–
20185
20176
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #259, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20256
20245
2023–
20224
20213
2020–
20194
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #68, 47 births); most recent 2022 (rank #643, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20225
20215
2020–
201912
20187
2017–
20167
20155
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence