Renee Zellweger
There are approximately 1 people named Renee Zellweger living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Renee with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Zellweger. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Renee
152K
Alive today
Named Zellweger
171
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 152K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1964
Average age: 53
Estimated bearers: 171
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #118,853
Per 100K: 0.05
Top ancestry: White (94.5%)
First name trend
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.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Zellweger surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Zellweger, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 94.5%.
- White94.5%
- Unknown or suppressed5.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Renee has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0444% of the US population, based on 152,280 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Zellweger appears at a rate of 0.05 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0000%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Renee Zellweger. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Renee Zellweger: questions and answers
How many people are named Renee Zellweger?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Renee Zellweger. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0444%) with the surname frequency (0.05 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Renee Zellweger?
We classify Renee Zellweger as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Renee a male or female name?
Renee is predominantly female. Out of 187,285 total SSA registrations, 0.9% were male and 99.1% were female. See the full Renee profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.