NameTides

Aren

Aren was the #2,077 boys' name in the US in 2025 (71 babies), and #716 in England & Wales and #916 in Canada.

Aren as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Aren as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Aren as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,077 (71)#716 (49)—#577 (5)#916 (28)
2024#1,891 (84)#826 (39)——#1,156 (20)
2023#2,221 (64)#691 (50)——#1,192 (18)
2022#2,117 (70)#731 (45)——#1,178 (18)
2021#2,300 (60)#825 (38)——#1,277 (16)
2020#2,190 (63)#1,051 (26)——#1,071 (20)
2019#2,228 (62)#768 (41)——#1,326 (15)
2018#1,920 (77)#919 (32)——#1,279 (15)
2017#2,532 (50)#1,068 (27)——#1,852 (9)
2016#2,134 (65)#1,319 (20)——#1,283 (15)
2015#2,722 (44)#1,673 (14)——#1,816 (9)
2014#2,370 (54)#1,370 (18)——#1,565 (11)
2013#2,336 (54)#1,247 (20)——#2,305 (6)
2012#2,811 (42)#2,117 (10)——#1,552 (11)
2011#2,437 (51)#2,892 (6)——#1,569 (11)

Aren as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Aren as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020
Aren as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2024#13,477 (6)—
2021#15,251 (5)—
2017#15,902 (5)—
2016—#5,785 (3)
2013#13,150 (7)—
2012#10,429 (10)—
2011#12,153 (8)—
2008#11,599 (9)—
2007#17,636 (5)—
2005#16,462 (5)—
2004#12,761 (7)—
2003#12,408 (7)—
2002#13,595 (6)—
2001#9,351 (10)—
2000#9,874 (9)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,891.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1925.
  • In 2024, 7% of US babies named Aren were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 24,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,600uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Aren is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Aren by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #766NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #934CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,256FL
Aren (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#75315

Aren (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ArenCanadaBoys#91628
ArenEngland & WalesGirls—too few
ArenEngland & WalesBoys#71649
ArenIrelandBoys#5775
ArenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ArenScotlandBoys—too few
ArenUSGirls—too few
ArenUSBoys#2,07771