Unisex name · since 1880
Rene
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 50,940 babies named Rene, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,093 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 50,940
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rene is the #1093 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 50,940 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Rene recorded 50,940 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #1093 nationally today, ahead of 92% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #506 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,093 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 50,940 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rene ranks #506 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,093 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 50,940 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,093 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 50,940
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rene's 50,940 recorded births place it above 98.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rene compares
50,940 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rene's all-time total is 138x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rene | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 50,940 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 869 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rene's full recorded timeline at 1954, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 869 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rene popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 869
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Rene popularity over time - girls
21,839 total births recorded since 1885 (Rene as girls' name)
Rene by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (7,351 births, 14% of the file).
1960s was Rene's strongest decade.
7,351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Rene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 50
1880s
50 births
- 1890s 84
1890s
84 births
- 1900s 144
1900s
144 births
- 1910s 840
1910s
840 births
- 1920s 1,854
1920s
1,854 births
- 1930s 1,742
1930s
1,742 births
- 1940s 2,671
1940s
2,671 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,946 births
- 1960s
1960s
7,351 births
- 1970s
1970s
7,266 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,257 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,140 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,404 births
- 2010s 2,883
2010s
2,883 births
- 2020s 1,308
2020s
1,308 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 7,351 births (14% of all-time use).
How Rene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rene's total volume
Rene by state
Where Rene concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15,698 | 30.8% |
| #2 | California | | 12,881 | 25.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,132 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 2,118 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 1,852 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,737 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 1,677 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 1,615 | 3.2% |
15,698 of 50,940 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Rene appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rene's data
- Rene's decade-level peak was the 1960s (7,351 total births); usage has since declined to 1,308 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Renes (15,698 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.