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Renae

Pronounced R EH1 N EY1 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1970
  • 100 years in use
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How popular is Renae?

Renae is a girls' name, and first appears in 1925. It has been given to 14,258 children — the 1,140th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 442 births across the past decade, against a peak of 386 in a single year. That peak was in 1970.

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1970Girls: 386Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
R EH1 N EY1
Stress pattern:
11
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Renae

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Renae

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Renae?
Renae ranks 1,140th among girls' names in US records, with 14,258 births since 1925. Over the past decade it accounts for 442.
Is Renae a unisex name?
No. Renae is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Renae most popular?
1970, when 386 children were given the name. It has been in use for 100 years and is still recorded as of 2024.