René is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “reborn.” In 2024 it was given to 227 boys in the United States.
René belongs to the Spanish and French tradition. Its meaning — “reborn” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, René first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #256 in 1969, and in 2024 227 babies received the name — 50,740 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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René means “reborn” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
René is a boy name. In 2024, 227 babies received the name in the US.
René comes from the Spanish and French tradition.
René first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #256 in 1969, and 227 babies were given the name in 2024.
René is pronounced /rəˈneː/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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