Given name
Renaye
“one who has been reborn”
Renaye is a variant of Renée. One French interpretation is “one who has been reborn.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Renaye is a variant of Renée. One French interpretation is “one who has been reborn.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Renaye is a variant of Renée. An origin associated with Renée is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Renaye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 144
- 0 boys · 144 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 226 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Renaye’s family of names
Renaye has a related form in René. Renaye has a related form in Renée.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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