Ren

“Lotus, love, or group, depending on the kanji used” — Japanese, from the reading れん (multiple kanji) origin

Boy's name · #1038 in the US (2025) · Trending

Ren has appeared in US records since 1915 — best rank #1038 (2025) · 2,818 babies named Ren all-time · 1 in 8,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 910 boys in Slovenia (2025) · about 1 in 2,900 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 3,300 boys in Scotland (2025).

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

Famous Rens

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

In stories & tradition

Ren Woxing — The Smiling, Proud Wanderer
Ren Höek — The Ren & Stimpy Show · Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"
Ren Tao — Shaman King

What Rens become

Among 547 notable people named Ren:

Political leaders appear 1.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ren Shōji, Japanese politician.

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