Meaning & Origin
Renae is a girl's and boy's baby name of Latin origin, a variant of Renée, from the French and Latin renatus, meaning 'reborn' or 'born again.' The simplified spelling emerged in mid-20th century English-speaking countries.
Renae ranked in the U.S. top 400 from the 1950s through the 1980s, part of the wave of French-influenced names like Renée, Denise, and Monique that swept postwar America. Today it reads as a vintage classic — understated, elegant, with a meaning full of renewal and second chances.