Ren
Girl name · #2186 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 85 baby girls were named Ren, placing it at #2186 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #8447, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,176 girls born in 2025 was named Ren.
Babies named Ren per year. Source: SSA.
The 42-year story
Ren first appears in the Social Security records in 1983, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 88 babies and a rank of #2156. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Ren against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Ren in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Ren is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Ren will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Ren is most common
State-level data for Ren is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Ren
Statistically, parents drawn to Ren tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zen, Rin, Soren, Maven, and Ailen.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Ren | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #2173 |
| 2024 | 83 | #2248 |
| 2023 | 88 | #2156 |
| 2022 | 87 | #2174 |
| 2021 | 80 | #2286 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2966 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2856 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3853 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4477 |
| 2016 | 28 | #4850 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8447 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7636 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8580 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5935 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9790 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9476 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10129 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13844 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13518 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11780 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ren a popular girl name?
Ren ranked #2186 among girls in 2025 with 85 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8447.
When was the name Ren most popular?
Ren peaked in 2023, when 88 American girls received the name (ranked #2156 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Ren?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,176 newborn American girls was named Ren. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.