Renee
Renee is a female given name: 99% of people named Renee are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
Renee · Renée
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Luxembourg
- Also spelled
- Renée
- US births since 1880
- 1,593 male / 183,979 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Renee
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Renee," in English, "Guten Tag Renee," in German. Renee is a female given name: about 99% of people named Renee are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Renee,
German
Guten Tag Renee,
French
Bonjour Renee,
Spanish
Estimado/a Renee:
Chinese
Renee您好：
Japanese
Renee様
English
Hi Renee,
German
Hi Renee,
French
Salut Renee,
Spanish
Hola Renee,
Chinese
Renee你好：
Japanese
Renee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 | woman's name | 1% |
| France | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,593 male · 183,979 female · 185,572 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Renee a male or female name?
Renee is a female given name: 99% of people named Renee are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
How do I address Renee in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Renee," in English, "Guten Tag Renee," in German. Renee is a female given name: about 99% of people named Renee are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Renee a unisex name?
Renee is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Renee are men. Renee leans strongly female 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 Renee a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/renee (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_renee,
title = {Is Renee a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/renee},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}