first name
RENE
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 83,545 people named Rene, 67.6% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% as White and 4.6% as Black. 77.9% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Rene peaked in 1962, when 1,649 babies got the name.
At least 72,779 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Rene by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1960s, when it ranked #406. The largest share of babies named Rene, 26.8%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Rene is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Rene has been most common in Texas (3.5×), Arizona (3.1×), and Rhode Island (2.8×), and least common in Arkansas (0.05×).
63,429 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Rene
Spelled almost the same
8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Rene, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Rene ranks #9,755 of 156,621, with 3,174 people. See Rene as a last name
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