Ren

Meaning: Lotus, love, or group, depending on the kanji used
Origin: Japanese (from the reading れん (multiple kanji))

Boy's name · #1041 in the US (2025) · Trending

70% boys · 30% girls — Ren is also given to girls: 85 in 2025, about 30% in recent years. Ren →

Popularity over time

Ren is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1915, it stood at #1041 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 2,800 boys have been named Ren along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#200 in Slovenia (2025) · #429 in England & Wales (2025) · #546 in Scotland (2025) · #2,547 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,220 in Canada (2024).

Famous Rens

Ren Sengoku — Japanese association football player
Ren Yamamoto — Japanese association football player (born 1997)
Ren Shibamoto — Japanese association football player (born 1999)
Ren Komatsu — Japanese association football player (born 1998)
Ren Fujimura — Japanese association football player

In stories & tradition

Ren Woxing^ja — The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (book)
Ren Höek — The Ren & Stimpy Show (TV series)
Ren Tao^it — Shaman King (manga)

What Rens become

Among 324 notable people named Ren:

Entertainers appear 2.01× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ren Ōsugi, Japanese actor (1951–2018).

Similar names: Jin · Revan · Akai · Zen · Aizen · Kaizen

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