Is Ren a boy or girl name?

Ren is a unisex name. Of the 3,634 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 22.4% were girls and 77.5% were boys.

Ren

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Ren was most popular in 2025, when 298 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,696 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,696, with 298 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,634 people named Ren.

Ren over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ren’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ren a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ren is a unisex name — 22.4% of the 3,634 Americans given it were girls and 77.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 30% girls and 70% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ren

Where Ren is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org