Renée is a girl's name of French origin meaning “reborn or born again.” In 2024 it was given to 239 girls in the United States.
Renée belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “reborn or born again” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: René.
In the United States, Renée first appears in Social Security records in 1889. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #62 in 1967, and in 2024 239 babies received the name — 185,673 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Renée means “reborn or born again” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Renée is a girl name. In 2024, 239 babies received the name in the US.
Renée comes from the French tradition. It is also spelled René.
Renée first appears in US records in 1889. Its best-ever ranking was #62 in 1967, and 239 babies were given the name in 2024.
Renée is pronounced /ɹɪˈneɪ/ (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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