Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Rene

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Rene
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1970

Peak rank proxy

869

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19702024

Peak year

1970

Decline from peak

73.9%

2024

227

All-time

50,740

Rene has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1970, when 869 boys were named Rene.

In 2024, only 227 boys were given the name.

Down 73.9% from its peak.

All told, about 50,740 Americans have been named Rene and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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