Ren
A unisex name of Japanese origin, meaning benevolence; lotus.
Babies a year
93
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#427
93 babies · up from #500
Ren by the numbers
In 2025, 93 babies in England and Wales were named Ren. In the US, 121 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 113 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ren. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Reyking; a form of Reyes377 in the US (2017)
- Reispirit or soul; also a Portuguese coin62 in the US (2017)
- Ryenlittle king; descendant of Rian; a respelling of Ryan62 in the US (2017)
- Reincounsel, advice; short form of Reinhardt13 in the US (2017)
- Rhen23 in the US (2017)
- Renn19 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Ren
Names that are said the same way as Ren, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.