NameTides

Ren

Ren was the #1,038 boys' name in the US in 2025 (213 babies), and #427 in England & Wales and #1,049 in Canada.

Ren as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ren 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.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Ren 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.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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#1,038 (213)#427 (93)#495 (6)—#1,049 (24)
2024#1,145 (183)#500 (78)#404 (8)#655 (4)#1,156 (20)
2023#1,080 (199)#587 (63)#533 (5)—#1,015 (23)
2022#1,125 (188)#746 (44)#703 (3)—#1,350 (15)
2021#1,119 (182)#704 (49)#720 (3)—#1,039 (22)
2020#1,320 (136)#1,051 (26)——#1,454 (13)
2019#1,614 (102)#1,001 (28)——#1,256 (16)
2018#1,762 (87)#835 (37)——#1,682 (10)
2017#1,695 (93)#1,398 (18)——#1,623 (11)
2016#1,501 (113)#1,187 (23)——#1,346 (14)
2015#2,001 (72)#2,020 (11)——#2,387 (6)
2014#2,000 (71)#1,935 (11)——#1,936 (8)
2013#2,044 (66)#2,403 (8)——#2,086 (7)
2012#2,292 (56)#2,117 (10)——#1,971 (8)
2011#2,748 (43)#2,390 (8)——#1,944 (8)

Ren as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Ren as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Ren as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,173 (85)#2,006 (14)—#1,882 (12)
2024#2,248 (83)#1,353 (24)—#1,949 (11)
2023#2,156 (88)#1,959 (14)#749 (3)—
2022#2,174 (87)#1,556 (19)—#1,550 (14)
2021#2,286 (80)#1,785 (16)—#1,876 (11)
2020#2,966 (54)#2,042 (13)—#2,007 (10)
2019#2,856 (58)#2,040 (13)——
2018#3,853 (38)#1,711 (17)—#2,892 (6)
2017#4,477 (31)#3,583 (6)——
2016#4,850 (28)#2,547 (10)——
2015#8,447 (13)#2,328 (11)——
2014#7,636 (15)#4,684 (4)——
2013#8,580 (13)#5,742 (3)——
2012#7,804 (15)#3,681 (6)——
2011#5,935 (22)#4,764 (4)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,038.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1915.
  • In 2025, 28% of US babies named Ren were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,000 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 8,000uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,900uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ren is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,200 to 1 in 9,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ren by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #604WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,023ILMichigan: #905MINew York: #1,055NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #516NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #638CAUtah: #621UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #720AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth 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: #919GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,217TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Ren (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#1,5176

Ren (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
RenCanadaGirls#1,88212
RenCanadaBoys#1,04924
RenEngland & WalesGirls#2,00614
RenEngland & WalesBoys#42793
RenIrelandBoys—too few
RenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RenScotlandGirls—too few
RenScotlandBoys#4956
RenUSGirls#2,17385
RenUSBoys#1,038213