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Rene
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30% girls / 70% boys
Origin of the name
René comes from the Latin Renatus, “born again.” Early Christians gave this name to evoke rebirth through baptism.
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Where babies named Rene are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Rene is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Rene is most common in Texas (4.4 times), Arizona (3.7) and Rhode Island (3.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Rene are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Rene is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Rene is most common in Hawaii (3.5 times), California (1.9) and Michigan (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28% | 72% |
| 1890s | 39% | 61% |
| 1900s | 39% | 61% |
| 1910s | 22% | 78% |
| 1920s | 17% | 83% |
| 1930s | 18% | 82% |
| 1940s | 26% | 74% |
| 1950s | 49% | 51% |
| 1960s | 50% | 50% |
| 1970s | 34% | 66% |
| 1980s | 23% | 77% |
| 1990s | 13% | 87% |
| 2000s | 8% | 92% |
| 2010s | 6% | 94% |
| 2020s | 7% | 93% |