Ren Boy & girl
How popular is Ren?
#1,038 boy name in 2025
213 baby boys were named Ren in the US in 2025, making it the 1038th most popular boy name. Another 85 girls got the name (#2,173 for girls).
Ren popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,038 for boys (▲ 107 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 213 boys, 85 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+196% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,001 in 2015, #1,320 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (213 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,038 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 70% boys, 30% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ren counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rene family of names ranked #638 for boys in 2025 (#631 the year before), with 410 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rene | 197 | 48% |
| Ren | 213 | 52% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ren is most popular
Babies named Ren per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 1.3 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Utah: 0.4 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Washington: 0.3 per 1,000 (46 boys)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (175 boys)
- Nevada: 0.2 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Ren by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 | #3,544 |
| 1920s | 22 | #2,613 |
| 1930s | 19 | #3,003 |
| 1940s | 59 | #2,122 |
| 1950s | 70 | #2,199 |
| 1960s | 65 | #2,363 |
| 1970s | 33 | #3,280 |
| 1980s | 201 | #1,726 |
| 1990s | 192 | #2,407 |
| 2000s | 280 | #2,662 |
| 2010s | 759 | #1,501 |
| 2020s | 1,101 | #1,038 |
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Questions
- Is Ren a boy or girl name?
- Ren is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 70% of babies named Ren were boys and 30% were girls.
- How popular is the name Ren?
- 213 baby boys were named Ren in the US in 2025, making it the 1038th most popular boy name. Another 85 girls got the name (#2,173 for girls).
- When was Ren most popular?
- Ren peaked in 2025, when 213 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,038 in 2025.
- How many people are named Ren?
- 3,634 babies have been named Ren in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,483 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Ren most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ren was most common in Hawaii, at 1.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.