Is Aren a boy or girl name?
Aren is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 84 boys were named Aren, so 6.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.8% of the 2,524 US babies named Aren were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,889
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,603
- Babies named Aren since 1925
- 2,524
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 90 babies
Boys and girls named Aren, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 9 | 100% |
| 1970s | 114 | 62 | 35.2% |
| 1980s | 215 | 58 | 21.2% |
| 1990s | 441 | 102 | 18.8% |
| 2000s | 511 | 58 | 10.2% |
| 2010s | 549 | 30 | 5.2% |
| 2020s | 341 | 11 | 3.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84 | #1,889 | 6 | #13,603 |
| 2023 | 64 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 70 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 60 | #2,299 | 5 | #15,507 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,232 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 77 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 50 | #2,533 | 5 | #16,143 |
| 2016 | 65 | #2,136 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,723 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 54 | #2,371 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 54 | #2,338 | 7 | #13,314 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,814 | 10 | #10,523 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,439 | 8 | #12,296 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 52 | #2,454 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,588 | 9 | #11,703 |
| 2007 | 55 | #2,338 | 5 | #17,916 |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,208 | 5 | #16,750 |
| 2004 | 62 | #1,955 | 7 | #12,894 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,357 | 7 | #12,546 |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,046 | 6 | #13,778 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,309 | 10 | #9,431 |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,479 | 9 | #9,971 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,165 | 9 | #9,563 |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,901 | 11 | #8,054 |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,793 | 20 | #5,026 |
| 1996 | 58 | #1,656 | 9 | #8,876 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,956 | 14 | #6,284 |
| 1994 | 49 | #1,775 | 16 | #5,733 |
| 1993 | 53 | #1,662 | 12 | #7,069 |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,087 | 6 | #11,865 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,833 | 5 | #13,316 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,258 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,912 | 8 | #8,818 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,256 | 6 | #10,458 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,740 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,162 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,603 | 9 | #6,991 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,041 | 7 | #8,206 |
| 1983 | 22 | #2,274 | 8 | #7,357 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,342 | 7 | #8,289 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,786 | 6 | #9,190 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,115 | 7 | #8,226 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,676 | 10 | #6,216 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,282 | 8 | #6,984 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,917 | 9 | #6,381 |
| 1976 | 24 | #2,004 | 7 | #7,342 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,763 | 10 | #5,549 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,218 | 5 | #8,856 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,538 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,470 | 7 | #6,599 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,436 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,254 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,072 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,594 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,991 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,225 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Aren reached #1,656 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #4,938 in 1957. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Aren
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.