Louisiana Cajun - names

Nothing useful to add, not being anywhere near Cajun country, but just wanted to congratulate you on asking the best question: How unusual would it be? You can find lots of names on lists that might conceivably have been used. But to find a name that would or wouldn't sound out of place in a story set in a particular time and place is the trick.

I live a couple of hours outside Louisiana/"Cajun country," and I know plenty of people who grew up there. I've never heard the name Renee used for a boy. I know of a few women named Renee, but most of them were born well before the 90's (I was born in the late 80's & never had any peers or knew anyone my age named Renee).
Other than the occasional double name -- Mary Anne, Mary Beth, and the like -- names in Louisiana don't really differ much from the rest of the country, so any baby names that were popular in the early/mid 90's would probably ring true. I don't think it would be totally non-believable to have someone that age named Renee. After all, my name is Mary, a name that was popular 90 years before I was born, so there are always exceptions. But I, personally, would not use the name Renee, unless your character and/or her mother is somewhat old fashioned.

I'm a transplant (to Texas) from Cajun Country (South Louisiana). The girls I grew up with in the 1950s-1970s were named Shirley, Ruth, Ruby, Sandra, Donna, Linda Faye, Brenda, Judy, etc. I'd think that trend hasn't changed.

Ari, also known as Beth


ETA: While you may find the occasional (read: rare) Renee or Emelie, you're more likely to find the Cajun heritage in the surnames: Arnaud, Arcenaux, Boudreau, Cormier, Richard, Darbonne, Robichaux, etc.

I don't think it would ring false? I was born in the late 80s and I know I have met at least a handful of Renees my age or possibly younger. It's not a top 10 name, but it's not that outdated as far as I know.

*says he who spells his name the same as a 12th century cleric (the name is fairly common still, the spelling is the difference).

Census data for each state is available online. If you look up Louisiana and Mississippi, you'll get a good idea of the top 100 names in the region. Don't know if there is Cajun specific info.

Rene and Renee are both French in origin. I think they mean rebirth or reborn or similar. So why not?