Ehren
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AIR-en
- Origin
- Germanic
Ehren is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “honour”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ehren mean?
Germanic: from German Ehre
“honour”
Is Ehren a girl's or a boy's name?
Ehren is a boys' name.
How popular is Ehren in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ehren in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ehren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Ehren in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 62 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the boys named Ehren in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ehren in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,474 |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,631 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,937 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,410 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,464 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,018 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,035 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 |
| 1982 | 43 | #1,463 |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,455 |
| 1980 | 62 | #1,154 |
| 1979 | 53 | #1,260 |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,688 |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,490 |
| 1976 | 42 | #1,373 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,947 |
| 1974 | 29 | #1,659 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,817 |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,680 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,125 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,414 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
Names like Ehren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ryan, Dylan, Aiden, Ethan, Evan, Hassan, Imran, Cody, Ravi, Rohan, Nathan, Rian
Names related to Ehren
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ehren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ehren, updated 20 October 2026.