Renae is a distinctive choice, ranked #845 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Renae in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#845
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About the Name Renae
Renae has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 112 places in five years. It was most popular in 2014 at #582 â parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Renae is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Renae in their class.
â Famous People Named Renae
Renae Ingles â Renae Ingles (nÊe Hallinan) is a former Australia netball international who played in 67 tests for Australia.
Renae Ayris â Renae Ayris is an Australian dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2012 and placed 3rd Runner-Up at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant.
Renae Lawrence â Renae Lawrence is an Australian woman who was convicted in Indonesia for drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Renae
Unlikely. With around 42 UK babies named Renae per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Renae in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Renae has been fairly steady, ranked #845 in 2025 against #840 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #582 in 2014.
Renae is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Renae include: Renae Ingles, Renae Ayris and Renae Lawrence. Short summaries for each appear below.
Renae does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Renaes in the wild.
42
UK babies named Renae (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 5 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Renae
Almost certainly the only Renae in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Renae
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Renae Ayris is an Australian dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2012 and placed 3rd Runner-Up at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant.
Renae Jacobs is an American voice actress, who is perhaps best known for voicing journalist and reporter April O'Neil in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series.