Given name & surname
Renee
“one who has been reborn”
Renee is a variant of Renée. One French interpretation is “one who has been reborn.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Renee is a variant of Renée. One French interpretation is “one who has been reborn.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Renee 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 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Renee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 187,513
- 1,617 boys · 185,896 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 6,045 babies
- 2025
- 223
- #1,099 for girls · #13,462 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 218 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,099 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6,013 in 1964. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (26). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 164,460 as a first name in 2020; 644 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Renee’s family of names
In English usage, Renee has a diminutive in Rae. Renee has a related form in René. In English usage, Renee has an alternative spelling in Renée.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Renee
- Renee O'ConnorAmerican actress, producer, and directorborn 1971
- Renee PaquetteCanadian sports broadcaster and actressborn 1984
- Renee OlsteadAmerican actress and singerborn 1989
- Renee MontgomeryAmerican basketball player (born 1986)
- Renee Ellmersformer U.S. Representative from North Carolinaborn 1964
- Renee GodfreyAmerican actress and singer (1919-1964)
- Renee PoetschkaAustralian athleteborn 1971
- Renee RosnesCanadian pianistborn 1962
- Renee CoxAmerican photographer (born 1960)
Characters named Renee: Renee Montoya (DC Comics character), Renee Walker (the television series 24).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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