Rene
Rene is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Rene are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Rene · René
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 87% male / 13% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Luxembourg, Switzerland
- Also spelled
- René
- US births since 1880
- 49,152 male / 21,708 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Rene
To address Rene when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Rene," in English, "Guten Tag Rene," in German. About 87% of people named Rene are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Rene,
German
Guten Tag Rene,
French
Bonjour Rene,
Spanish
Estimado/a Rene:
Chinese
Rene您好：
Japanese
Rene様
English
Hi Rene,
German
Hi Rene,
French
Salut Rene,
Spanish
Hola Rene,
Chinese
Rene你好：
Japanese
Reneさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | unisex name | 69% |
| Luxembourg | common | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | common | man's name | 98% |
| France | common | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | common | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | common | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | common | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Estonia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Czech Republic | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
Show all 18 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
49,152 male · 21,708 female · 70,860 births recorded
Since 1980: 85% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rene a male or female name?
Rene is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Rene are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Rene in an email?
To address Rene when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Rene," in English, "Guten Tag Rene," in German. About 87% of people named Rene are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Rene a unisex name?
Rene is not a unisex name: 87% of people named Rene are men. Rene leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Rene a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rene (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_rene,
title = {Is Rene a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rene},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}