How Many People Are Named Renee Ward?
There are approximately 130 people named Renee Ward living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,636,572 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Renee with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ward. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
130
1 in 2,636,572 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Renee: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Renee. The peak year was 1964 with 6,043 births. The average person named Renee today is 53 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Renee
In the 2020 Census, the first name Renee was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.00%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (13.44%) and Hispanic (7.63%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Renee in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Renee rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Ward Surname
The surname Ward was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Ward in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Renee" has an estimated frequency of 0.0444% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Ward" appears at a rate of 85.57 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Renee are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 130 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Renee Ward: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Renee Ward?
We estimate approximately 130 people named Renee Ward are alive in the United States today. The first name Renee is shared by 152,280 Americans, and the surname Ward is shared by 293,295.
How rare is the name Renee Ward?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,636,572 Americans. The first name Renee is common and the surname Ward is common.
Is Renee a male or female name?
Renee is predominantly female, with 0.9% of bearers being male and 99.1% female. It peaked in popularity in 1964 and the average bearer today is 53 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Renee?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Renee was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.00%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (13.44%) and Hispanic (7.63%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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