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Rene

Rene means “reborn” (French origin). 66,899 US babies since 1940, peak 1962.

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What it means

“reborn”

FrenchWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 1962

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66,899 US babies were named Rene between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Rene (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 93% of the family

  • Rene 93%
  • Ren 5%
  • Renn 1%
  • Rhen 1%
  • Renan 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1962)