Rhen
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- REN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Unisex
Rhen is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
Where does Rhen come from?
Modern: modern spelling of Ren or Wren
Is Rhen a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rhen has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls and 18 boys in the US.
How popular is Rhen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Rhen, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,495th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985. 12 girls were also named Rhen in 2025 (8,360th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Rhen than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Rhen in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 452 boys in the US were given Rhen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #594, up from #5,207 for this spelling alone.
In 2016, 53% of the babies named Rhen in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 40%, with more boys than girls since 2020.
Rhen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,566 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 2020 | 31 | #3,495 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
Names like Rhen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Rayden Raiden Finn Brecken Braylen Ronan Brayden Finnegan Aiden Ridge Declan
Other spellings of Rhen
Names related to Rhen
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from 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, “Rhen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rhen, updated 20 October 2026.