René Forename

8,459th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 122,238 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

René Forename User-submission:

René is a French short form of the Latin male given name Renatus, meaning 'reborn'. It was used in memory of Jesus' spiritual rebirth, as the Holy Spirit (at Pentecost).

René Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland
100%
46,3531:17724
Belgium
100%
15,9731:719169
Madagascar
100%
9,6741:2,443581
South Africa
 
92%
8,6281:6,3201,188
Denmark-7,0391:803178
Czechia-6,2341:1,709211
Luxembourg
94%
 
6,0151:947
France
100%
6,0041:11,071672
Germany
100%
5,0331:19,209910
Canada
100%
1,8411:17,9971,698
Togo-1,6481:4,393732
Mexico-1,1421:108,7082,671
Gabon
88%
 
9221:2,043490
Slovakia
 
75%
7241:7,334375
Sweden
72%
 
5871:16,7941,236
Mali
100%
4421:38,4112,315
Austria
100%
3741:22,765978
Congo
99%
 
3151:15,9021,776
Benin
100%
3071:34,4493,085
Guatemala-2991:53,8741,739
DR Congo-2671:276,50811,222
Brazil
100%
2361:907,78024,576
Norway
60%
 
2351:21,8401,270
Spain-1821:255,6594,615
Chile
100%
1631:108,0202,663
Liechtenstein-1231:30876
Cameroon-991:218,2889,022
Dominican Republic-991:105,3665,394
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
961:14,1811,894
Cuba-931:123,7262,244
Estonia
100%
831:15,8481,495
Argentina-821:521,6253,775
New Caledonia
100%
741:3,651572
Monaco
100%
601:641120
Italy
100%
581:1,052,7959,024
Suriname
100%
491:11,2822,027
French Polynesia-491:5,671903
Puerto Rico-461:77,1801,692
Ivory Coast-431:536,65019,525
Panama
100%
421:93,0134,752
Venezuela
100%
401:755,04717,770
Colombia-391:1,225,10112,796
Finland
100%
371:148,1942,908
Honduras-361:244,9305,194
Nicaragua-331:182,3744,876
Burkina Faso-321:574,35818,793
Paraguay-311:233,4453,488
Slovenia
100%
271:91,0652,759
Netherlands-251:676,08314,224
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
100%
231:27566
Haiti
100%
211:510,80712,705
Cape Verde-171:31,1271,841
Peru-171:1,870,08619,702
Curaçao-161:9,738620
Central African Republic-161:282,212391
Ecuador-161:1,107,9328,230
Guinea
100%
81:1,482,3314,333
Greenland-71:8,053908
Costa Rica-71:681,1358,843
Philippines-51:21,201,895240,180
El Salvador-51:1,268,3577,255
Bolivia
100%
51:2,120,2814,345
Croatia
100%
51:843,4157,845
Mauritius-51:259,5574,811
Ethiopia
100%
41:24,390,03319,296
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Chad-41:3,399,6008,891
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Senegal-21:7,290,67824,413
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Wallis and Futuna-11:13,529157
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
São Tomé and Príncipe-11:191,9975,295
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Guyana
100%
11:763,26224,238
Guinea-Bissau-11:1,728,218422
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558

The alternate forms: Rene (1,743,351), Réné (2,369), Renè (1,501), Renê (409), Rèné (3), Reñé (2), Rènè (375), Réne (153), Rène (139), Rénè (2) & Rêne (1) are calculated separately.

René (1,097) may also be a surname.

René Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

René is a French short form of the Latin male given name Renatus, meaning 'reborn'. It was used in memory of Jesus' spiritual rebirth, as the Holy Spirit (at Pentecost).

- snile

René Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rene921,743,351/
Réné922,369/
Renè921,501/
Renê92409/
Rèné923/
Reñé922/
Renée8926,287/
Rehné8916/
Reené8914/
Reiné8912/
Renéa895/
Rhené894/
Renéy893/
Rrené892/
Reyné892/
Renét892/
Resné892/
Renéi892/
Renhé891/
Renés891/
Renéz891/
Rènè83375/
Réne83153/
Rène83139/
Rénè832/
Rêne831/
Renéee802/
Rehnée801/
Reyneé801/
Renéjj801/
Rhenée801/
Reinée801/
Reinér801/
D'René801/
Reni75220,487/
Rena75128,975/
Reny7541,565/
Renh7585/
Renj7546/
Remé7541/
Riné7532/
Rená757/
Renä756/
Rení753/
Ryné751/
Reinétt731/
Renee67459,896/
Reyna67456,207/
Reina67287,846/
Reena67265,158/
Reine67118,707/
Renie6720,145/
Renea679,850/
Rener675,267/
Renay675,110/
Renis672,779/
Renyi672,718/
Renhe672,351/
Riena672,285/
Resni672,022/
Renet671,934/
Rhena671,792/
Retni671,701/
Reana671,610/
Reyne671,588/
Rhene671,454/
Reiny671,347/
Reney671,329/
Renes671,189/
Renai671,072/
Renei67856/
Renih67841/
Reene67809/
Rejna67765/
Reane67706/
Reneh67588/
Reneu67521/
Reyni67488/
Renio67467/
Rieny67433/
Renoy67417/
Rengi67399/
Renèe67388/
Renge67332/
Rheni67302/
Reeny67296/
Rheny67271/
Riene67235/
Regne67205/
Renit67191/
Renje67178/
Rened67161/
Reniy67116/
Regni67104/
Reany6791/
Rejni6774/
Renaa6774/
Renez6772/
Renui6771/
Reneë6761/
Renoj6760/
Reuni6754/
Rehne6751/
Renoi6750/
Rehni6748/
Reune6745/
Renyo6741/
Rreny6738/
Renep6738/
Renip6737/
Reinh6735/
Renid6734/
Reniz6731/
Reenh6729/
Renaj6729/
Reyny6728/
Renoa6726/
Renii6724/
Ren'e6721/
Resne6719/
Renuj6716/
Rehny6714/
Rejne6713/
Rrene6713/
Renëe6712/
Renej6711/
Rénée6710/
Hrene6710/
Rgene678/
Renêe678/
Rreni677/
Renhi675/
Retne675/
Re'ne674/
Reimé674/
Rhenh674/
Renãe673/
Renij673/
Hrena673/
Renuy673/
Rinée673/
Reïna673/
Rrena672/
Reanh672/
Ren'a672/
Renuá672/
Ìrene672/
Renhy672/
Renyd672/
Rainé671/
Rzena671/
Rrenj671/
Roiné671/
Rihné671/
Reiní671/
Renoá671/
Renaí671/
Reneĭ671/
Reneį671/
Renjh671/
Renjj671/
Renjt671/
Reemé671/
Re'na671/
Renyp671/
Renyt671/
Rhemé671/
Reíne671/
Hreni671/
Reëna671/
Renäe671/
Renëi671/
Renjë671/
Renyy671/
Renêt671/

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