Rene
Pronounced R AH0 N EY1 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1970
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Rene?
Rene is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 52,510 children — the 473rd most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 43% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1970, when 912 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Renee and Renie — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Rene and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Renee
- Renie
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R AH0 N EY1 · R EY1 N AY1 · R EY1 N IY1 · R IY1 N AY1 · R IY1 N IY1
- Stress pattern:
- 01 · 11 · 11 · 11 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Rene
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Rene
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Rene?
- Rene ranks 473rd among boys' names in US records, with 52,510 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,375.
- Is Rene a unisex name?
- No. Rene is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Rene most popular?
- 1970, when 912 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Rene spelled?
- Renee, Renie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.