boy's name

Jean-René

  • Origin French
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 4,302

Jean-René is a boy's name. In 2007 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Jean-René is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1961, when 155 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1902.

Jean-René over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years.

1,255
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Jean-René by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 20
1910s 30
1920s 50
1930s 70
1940s 465
1950s 1,195
1960s 1,255
1970s 575
1980s 405
1990s 145
2000s (to 2007) 35

How popular is Jean-René?

In 2007, Jean-René was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Jean-René is used

Canada #1,968 5 in 1998
France #4,145 5 in 2007

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jean-René

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jean-René over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jean-René

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jean-René — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jean-René

Is Jean-René a girl's or a boy's name?

Jean-René is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Jean-René most popular?

Jean-René peaked in 1961, when 155 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.