Renee
About Renee
Chic in the fifties, now kept in the public eye mainly by actress Zellweger. Variations include Rene, Renae, and Renny.
Pronounced ruh-NAY.
As of October 2026, Renee ranked #1099 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #62 in 1967, Nameberry popularity #392.
Editor's take: The name Renee is a girl's name meaning "reborn".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #953 | 282 | 157.9 |
| 2015 | #1,086 | 241 | 135 |
| 2016 | #1,024 | 259 | 146.2 |
| 2017 | #958 | 277 | 160.4 |
| 2018 | #1,062 | 241 | 141.7 |
| 2019 | #976 | 266 | 158.5 |
| 2020 | #1,041 | 242 | 149.7 |
| 2021 | #1,123 | 220 | 134.1 |
| 2022 | #1,059 | 240 | 146.3 |
| 2023 | #1,076 | 230 | 143.3 |
| 2024 | #1,048 | 239 | 147.5 |
| 2025 | #1,099 | 218 | 135.6 |
World rankings
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Renee on lists
Famous Renees
- Renee Kathleen Zellweger
American actress
- Renee Fleming
American opera singer
- Renee Nicoux
French senator
- Renee Rebecca Geyer
Australian R&B singer
- Renee Jacisin Ellmers
U.S. congresswoman from North Carolina
- Renee Danielle Montgomery
American basketball player
- (Rebecca) Renee Olstead
American actress
- Renee Schuurman Haygarth
South African tennis player
- Renee Stewart
daughter of British singer Rod Stewart
- Renee Paquette
Canadian sports broadcaster
- Renee Bull
Miss Delaware USA 2015
- Renee Felice Smith
American actress
- Renee Elise Goldsberry
American actress
- Renee O'Connor
American actress
- Magnolia Renée Young (b. 2011)
daughter of drummer Adrian Young of No Doubt
- Dream Renee Kardashian (b. 2016)
daughter of TV personalities Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna
- Alaya Renee Morales (b. 2017)
daughter of YouTubers Oscar Morales and Kyra Sivertson
- Renee Rouleau
celebrity esthetician
- Renee Herbert
Australian model
- Rachel Renee Russell
author of the bestselling series Dork Diaries
Renee in pop culture
- Renee Swan
Bella's mother in the "Twilight" saga
- Renee Winger
character on TV's "Boston Legal"
- Renee "Ren" Stevens
character on TV's "Even Stevens"
- Renee Montoya
character in Batman comics
- Irene "Renee" Roberts
character on British soap "Coronation Street"
- Renee Perry
character on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
- Renee Rienne
character on TV's Alias
- Renee
bachelorette in Harvest Moon games "Tree of Tranquility" and "Animal Parade"