Renee
reh-NAY · 2 syllables
♀ Female ◎ Latin / French ◈ 2 syllables
"Reborn, born again, renewed"

From Latin / French

Renee means reborn or born again — from the French rené. Renée Zellweger won the Oscar for Judy. Renée Fleming has the most beautiful operatic soprano voice in America. The meaning reborn is Christianity's most transformative concept compressed into two syllables of maximum French elegance.

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Renee at a glance
MeaningReborn, born again, renewed
OriginLatin / French
GenderFemale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 2
US Rank (today)#1045
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Why parents love Renee
  • Renée Zellweger won the Oscar for Judy.
  • Renée Fleming has America's most beautiful soprano.
  • Two syllables with the most elegant French sound: reh-NAY.
  • The meaning reborn/born again is transformatively powerful.
  • The French heritage gives maximum romance.
The vibe of Renee
rebornborn againFrenchZellwegerOscarFlemingsopranotransformationelegant
Origin & history of Renee
Latin renatus (reborn) French René feminine Renée
1
Latin / French roots
Renee comes from the French meaning reborn or born again. Renée Zellweger won the Oscar for Judy. Renée Fleming has the most beautiful operatic soprano voice in America.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: French form; Renée Zellweger (born 1969).
3
Today
Renee remains a beloved choice, ranking #1045 in the US. 187,285 babies have been named Renee since 1889.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
How popular is Renee?
1962 peak year
Today, Renee is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1045), with only about 248 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1962, 6,013 babies were given the name (ranked #76 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. Renee's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 187,285 babies have been registered as Renee since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
6,013 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #76)
248 Avg. per year
(last decade)
2,480 Total registrations
last 10 years
187,285 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #1,045) Moderate
→ Holding steady in recent years
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Numerology of Renee
2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.

Renee's Life Path 9 is the humanitarian's number — reborn humanitarianism. People named Renee tend to be elegant, transformative, and gifted at being born again whenever they need to be.

Born again whenever needed
Zellweger-Oscar
Fleming-soprano
French-elegant
Transformation-maximum
R9
E5
N5
E5
E5
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
Personality of Renee
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Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
💞
Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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