Yaren
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- yah-REN
- Origin
- Turkish
Yaren is a girls' name of Turkish origin, meaning “close friend”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yaren mean?
Turkish: Turkish yaren, a word of Persian origin
“close friend”
Turkish word for a close friend or companion, used as a girl's name.
Is Yaren a girl's or a boy's name?
Yaren is a girls' name.
How popular is Yaren in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Yaren in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Yaren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Yaren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yasmin, Sophie, Ellie, Lucy, Erin, Anna, Emma, Charlotte, Molly, Hannah, Chloe, Jasmine
Names related to Yaren
More Turkish names
Ayla, Aylin, Alara, Ayda, Orhan, Ayzel, Kaya, Aydin, Aslan, Eren, Evren, Ayaz, Ela, Aylah, Aleyna, Deniz
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yaren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yaren, updated 20 October 2026.