Rene

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71k
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since 1880

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in 2010

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Origin and Meaning of Rene

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A user from Singapore says the name Rene is of French origin and means "Rebirth".
A user from New York, United States says the name Rene is of French origin and means "Reborn".
According to a user from United Kingdom, the name Rene is of French origin and means "Born again; renewed, reborn in french".
A submission from Israel says the name Rene means "'He was born again' in french. (In intension of Jesus). Reborn, Renew, Rename, Revived, Regenerated etc... You have to write it always Rene and no Rene." and is of French origin.

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Rene was also found in the following language(s): Danish and Estonian

Notable Persons Named Rene

René Descartes

René Descartes was a philosopher. René was born on March 31st, 1596 in Descartes, Indre-et-Loire. He left this life on February 11th, 1650.

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Rene Russo

Rene Russo is an actress and model. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1972 to 1981. Rene was given the name Rene Marie Russo on February 17th, 1954 in Burbank, California, United States.

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René Magritte

René Magritte was an artist in the field of painting. René was given the name René François Ghislain Magritte on November 21st, 1898 in Lessines, Belgium. He breathed his last breath on August 15th, 1967.

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René Angélil

René Angélil was a singer, manager, and director. He was most active from 1961 to 2014. René was born on January 16th, 1942 in Montreal. He breathed his last breath on January 14th, 2016.

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René Auberjonois

René Auberjonois is an actor and singer. He was most active from 1962 to present. René was given the name René Murat Auberjonois on June 1st, 1940 in New York City, New York, U.S.

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Rainer Maria Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke was a writer. His most notable accomplishments were from 1894 to 1925. Rainer was given the name René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke on December 4th, 1875 in Prague. He passed away on December 29th, 1926.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Rene

Chris Rene

Chris Rene is a rhythm, blues, hip hop music, pop music, and rock music musician. He holds the title Young Homie". He has had major accomplishments since 2013. Chris was given the name Christopher René on December 25th, 1982 in United States.

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René

René was royalty. He holds the title Duke of Anjou; King of Naples. René was born as the child of Louis II of Naples and Yolande of Aragon in Château d'Angers. He passed away on August 10th, 1480.

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France-Albert René

France-Albert René is an office holder. France-Albert was born on November 16th, 1935 in Victoria, Seychelles.

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Wendy Rene

Wendy Rene was a soul music, rhythm, and blues singing. Her career lasted from 1962 to 1967. Wendy was given the name Mary Frierson in Memphis, Tennessee. Wendy is also known as Mary Cross. She died on December 16th, 2014.

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Leon Rene

Leon was born on February 6th, 1902. He passed away on May 30th, 1982.

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Ralph René

Ralph René was a writer. Ralph was born on August 24th, 1933. He passed away on December 10th, 2008.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1880	5	0	5
1881	5	0	5
1882	6	0	6
1883	8	0	8
1884	5	0	5
1885	10	5	5
1886	7	0	7
1888	7	7	0
1889	16	7	9
1890	5	0	5
1891	12	6	6
1892	13	6	7
1893	10	0	10
1894	14	7	7
1895	17	11	6
1896	19	8	11
1897	16	0	16
1898	14	8	6
1899	17	7	10
1900	21	11	10
1901	21	12	9
1902	20	9	11
1903	20	5	15
1904	23	6	17
1905	16	9	7
1906	32	11	21
1907	31	12	19
1908	29	9	20
1909	23	8	15
1910	42	13	29
1911	53	14	39
1912	69	20	49
1913	58	22	36
1914	104	15	89
1915	127	22	105
1916	145	28	117
1917	170	35	135
1918	164	41	123
1919	139	21	118
1920	176	35	141
1921	204	42	162
1922	226	44	182
1923	226	34	192
1924	223	38	185
1925	213	35	178
1926	239	42	197
1927	242	29	213
1928	250	44	206
1929	240	42	198
1930	222	40	182
1931	205	45	160
1932	216	35	181
1933	203	45	158
1934	188	33	155
1935	199	33	166
1936	203	35	168
1937	210	34	176
1938	236	45	191
1939	246	41	205
1940	191	23	168
1941	239	47	192
1942	273	54	219
1943	291	53	238
1944	280	74	206
1945	316	68	248
1946	425	98	327
1947	518	162	356
1948	529	162	367
1949	526	177	349
1950	611	222	389
1951	632	261	371
1952	755	326	429
1953	793	368	425
1954	903	403	500
1955	991	465	526
1956	1,152	614	538
1957	1,189	634	555
1958	1,169	620	549
1959	1,475	818	657
1960	1,621	909	712
1961	1,562	858	704
1962	1,649	916	733
1963	1,532	817	715
1964	1,432	654	778
1965	1,379	635	744
1966	1,262	587	675
1967	1,373	609	764
1968	1,380	671	709
1969	1,486	670	816
1970	1,417	548	869
1971	1,264	508	756
1972	1,221	456	765
1973	1,091	406	685
1974	1,069	344	725
1975	1,014	325	689
1976	962	275	687
1977	981	293	688
1978	967	287	680
1979	975	254	721
1980	939	264	675
1981	944	282	662
1982	928	276	652
1983	1,032	221	811
1984	974	208	766
1985	924	192	732
1986	957	201	756
1987	890	184	706
1988	920	166	754
1989	904	165	739
1990	984	146	838
1991	965	131	834
1992	907	134	773
1993	848	110	738
1994	863	119	744
1995	796	97	699
1996	742	92	650
1997	743	103	640
1998	696	83	613
1999	688	78	610
2000	751	89	662
2001	656	65	591
2002	644	58	586
2003	607	44	563
2004	615	42	573
2005	571	47	524
2006	554	31	523
2007	536	29	507
2008	498	34	464
2009	431	21	410
2010	405	17	388
2011	392	29	363
2012	327	14	313
2013	313	23	290
2014	308	21	287
2015	295	19	276
2016	265	20	245
2017	273	16	257

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Popularity of Rene as a last name

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Rene	U.S.
█	White	24.45%	64.26%
█	African American	62.80%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	1.19%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.68%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	2.35%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	8.52%	16.26%

Of Last Name Rene

People with the last name Rene are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Rene

What name lists does Rene rank for?

#86 Unisex Names

#14 Boy Names Unique to the Southwest

#7 Boy Names Unique to Rhode Island

#9 Boy Names Unique to Texas
How Popular is the name Rene? Rene is the 814^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Rene was the 10,860^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Rene have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 70,860 babies born with the first name Rene in the United States. That's more than enough people named Rene to occupy the territory of Bermuda (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 64,237 (as of May 20, 2010).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Rene? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
When was Rene first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Rene is Saturday, November 16th, 1872.
What year had the most people named Rene born? The highest recorded use of the first name Rene was in 1962 with a total of 916 babies.
Random Rene Factoid: According to the 1918 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Rene ranks 86^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Rhode Island. Imagine that, 11 babies in Rhode Island have the same name as you in 1918.
Weird things about the name Rene: Your name in reverse order is Ener. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Eern. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Rene? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 2,933 people with the last name Rene.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Rene? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Rene as their last name since less than 1 person in 101k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!