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“Lotus, love, or group, depending on the kanji used” — Japanese, from the reading れん (multiple kanji) origin
Girl's name · #2190 in the US (2025) · Trending
Ren is climbing: on the charts since 1983, it is ranked #2190 in 2025, with about 90 girls given the name last year. Roughly 820 have carried it all-time. It is also an American family name — about 5,200 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. About 70% of babies named Ren in recent years have been boys.
Around the world: about 1 in 13,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 547 notable people named Ren:
Entertainers appear 1.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ren Hanami, American actress.
Similar names: Koi · Renlee · Mulan · Rumi · Nami · Kaori
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