Rene

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 30% girls / 70% boys

Meaning

René is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name.

From Wikipedia

Rene first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 143 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1970 with 869 babies (rank #261 that year). In 2024 it was given to 227 boys (rank #990). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Rene

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rene yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

72,568

Total babies (all years)

143

Years in the data

869

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Rene

René Descartesmechanical automaton engineer · b. 1596
René Magrittecollagist · b. 1898
René Goscinnydraftsperson · b. 1926
René CotyPresident of the Republic · b. 1882
René Laennecinventor · b. 1781

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5	#1,034
1881	5	#978
1882	6	#925
1883	8	#713
1884	5	#1,092
1885	5	#1,069
1886	7	#830
1889	9	#712
1890	5	#1,126
1891	6	#938
1892	7	#936
1893	10	#695
1894	7	#935
1895	6	#1,059
1896	11	#714
1897	16	#512
1898	6	#1,097
1899	10	#704
1900	10	#892
1901	9	#771
1902	11	#728
1903	15	#590
1904	17	#559
1905	7	#1,069
1906	21	#501
1907	19	#583
1908	20	#577
1909	15	#745
1910	29	#533
1911	39	#470
1912	49	#580
1913	36	#801
1914	89	#523
1915	105	#547
1916	117	#532
1917	135	#494
1918	123	#543
1919	118	#553
1920	141	#515
1921	162	#485
1922	182	#460
1923	192	#438
1924	185	#450
1925	178	#452
1926	198	#431
1927	212	#415
1928	206	#418
1929	198	#419
1930	182	#436
1931	161	#445
1932	181	#417
1933	157	#441
1934	155	#452
1935	166	#443
1936	168	#431
1937	177	#428
1938	190	#411
1939	205	#399
1940	168	#448
1941	192	#424
1942	219	#417
1943	238	#398
1944	206	#425
1945	248	#378
1946	327	#361
1947	356	#364
1948	369	#349
1949	349	#361
1950	389	#342
1951	371	#357
1952	429	#334
1953	426	#339
1954	499	#327
1955	528	#322
1956	539	#321
1957	554	#327
1958	553	#326
1959	658	#302
1960	710	#295
1961	704	#292
1962	732	#284
1963	715	#289
1964	778	#278
1965	746	#273
1966	675	#287
1967	764	#265
1968	710	#277
1969	815	#256
1970	869	#261
1971	755	#279
1972	765	#259
1973	687	#271
1974	725	#266
1975	688	#279
1976	687	#277
1977	688	#282
1978	680	#286
1979	721	#282
1980	675	#300
1981	662	#297
1982	652	#303
1983	811	#256
1984	766	#273
1985	732	#280
1986	757	#278
1987	707	#304
1988	755	#303
1989	739	#323
1990	838	#303
1991	834	#310
1992	774	#328
1993	738	#340
1994	744	#334
1995	699	#351
1996	650	#367
1997	640	#381
1998	613	#399
1999	610	#401
2000	662	#386
2001	591	#420
2002	586	#420
2003	563	#445
2004	573	#452
2005	524	#479
2006	524	#496
2007	507	#517
2008	464	#561
2009	410	#615
2010	388	#627
2011	363	#649
2012	315	#736
2013	291	#771
2014	287	#803
2015	277	#820
2016	246	#889
2017	260	#850
2018	226	#931
2019	230	#940
2020	217	#984
2021	231	#967
2022	235	#965
2023	201	#1,078
2024	227	#990