Is Ren a boy or girl name?
Ren is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 82 girls and 183 boys were named Ren, so 30.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 21.8% of the 3,332 US babies named Ren were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,145
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,272
- Babies named Ren since 1915
- 3,332
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 287 babies
Boys and girls named Ren, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 70 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 201 | 11 | 5.2% |
| 1990s | 192 | 16 | 7.7% |
| 2000s | 280 | 68 | 19.5% |
| 2010s | 758 | 244 | 24.4% |
| 2020s | 888 | 389 | 30.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 183 | #1,145 | 82 | #2,272 |
| 2023 | 199 | #1,081 | 88 | #2,172 |
| 2022 | 188 | #1,128 | 85 | #2,222 |
| 2021 | 182 | #1,123 | 80 | #2,304 |
| 2020 | 136 | #1,322 | 54 | #2,997 |
| 2019 | 102 | #1,618 | 58 | #2,884 |
| 2018 | 87 | #1,773 | 38 | #3,906 |
| 2017 | 92 | #1,713 | 31 | #4,556 |
| 2016 | 113 | #1,509 | 28 | #4,959 |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,014 | 13 | #8,844 |
| 2014 | 71 | #2,014 | 15 | #7,979 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,060 | 13 | #8,944 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,317 | 15 | #8,130 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,784 | 22 | #6,102 |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,315 | 11 | #10,312 |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,693 | 11 | #10,519 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,870 | 12 | #9,955 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,232 | 11 | #10,665 |
| 2006 | 24 | #4,077 | 12 | #9,779 |
| 2005 | 35 | #3,001 | 8 | #12,757 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,379 | 8 | #12,491 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,822 | 6 | #15,339 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,294 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,258 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,524 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,808 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,976 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,896 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,827 | 5 | #15,301 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,306 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,718 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,343 | 6 | #13,047 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,447 | 5 | #14,976 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,669 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,681 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,140 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,488 | 6 | #10,543 |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,571 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,175 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,076 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,850 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,645 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,633 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,574 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,467 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,887 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,402 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,844 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,805 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #3,008 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,478 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,862 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,280 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,507 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,982 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,470 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,928 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,366 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,151 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,138 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,260 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,202 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,575 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,051 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,458 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,921 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,947 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,459 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,222 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,922 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,739 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,223 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,844 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,073 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,892 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,288 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ren reached #1,081 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #2,172 in 2023. 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 Ren
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.