Ren
Unisex · REN · Japanese
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Ren is a name of Japanese origin, meaning “lotus”. In 2025 it ranked 447th for boys in the UK (99 babies) and 1,038th for boys in the US (213 babies).
What does Ren mean?
Japanese: Japanese name, meaning depends on the characters; also an English short form
“lotus”
In Japanese, Ren is often written with the character for lotus; in English it is also a short form of Lauren, Warren or Renee.
- Say it
- REN
Is Ren a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ren has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls and 99 boys in the UK and 85 girls and 213 boys in the US.
How popular is Ren in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #447among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 99about 1 in 3,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 169% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 99 boys in the UK were named Ren, making it the 447th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. 14 girls were also named Ren in 2025 (2,076th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ren of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Ren in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 218 boys in the UK were given Ren or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #251, up from #447 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 12% of the babies named Ren in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 427th in England and Wales and 495th in Scotland.
Ren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #447 |
| 2024 | 86 | #511 |
| 2023 | 68 | #606 |
| 2022 | 47 | #774 |
| 2021 | 52 | #743 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 29 | #1,061 |
| 2018 | 38 | #892 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Ren in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,038among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 213about 1 in 8,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 83% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 213 boys in the US were named Ren, making it the 1,038th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,320th. It first appears in the records in 1915. 85 girls were also named Ren in 2025 (2,173rd for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Ren of any year since it first appeared, in 1915.
Half of all the boys named Ren in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 452 boys in the US were given Ren or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #594, up from #1,038 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 14% of the babies named Ren in the US in 1992, and 29% in 2025.
Ren in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 213 | #1,038 |
| 2024 | 183 | #1,145 |
| 2023 | 199 | #1,080 |
| 2022 | 188 | #1,125 |
| 2021 | 182 | #1,119 |
| 2020 | 136 | #1,320 |
| 2019 | 102 | #1,614 |
| 2018 | 87 | #1,762 |
| 2017 | 93 | #1,695 |
| 2016 | 113 | #1,501 |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,001 |
| 2014 | 71 | #1,999 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,043 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,291 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,747 |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,286 |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,662 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,827 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,956 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,407 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,623 |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,100 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,726 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,427 |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,833 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,363 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,664 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,704 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,763 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,122 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,442 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,861 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,171 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,392 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,731 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,613 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,543 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
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