girls:
646 births since 1983
#5070 (11th percentile)
boys:
2.4k births since 1915
#2571 (44th percentile)
overall:
3.1k births since 1915
#4908 (37th percentile)
The name Ren is the #4,908 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 3,064 recorded births since 1915. This represents the 36.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 36.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,571 (43.9% percentile) for all time with 2,418 births since 1915. For girls, it ranks #5,070 (11.3% percentile) for all time with 646 births since 1983.
Ren first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1915 (1915 for boys and 1983 for girls). Birth data for Ren is available in 81 out of the 109 years between 1915 and 2023 (80 years for boys and 26 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Ren has been given predominantly to boys, with 78.9% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 69.1% of babies named Ren were boys.
For boys, Ren reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 21.1% percentile (ranked #719) with 108 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 108 births per million (ranked 21.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1998, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Ren is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #719 (21.1% percentile) with 108 births per million.
For girls, Ren reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 8.8% percentile (ranked #864) with 50 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 50 births per million (ranked 8.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2002, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Ren is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #864 (8.8% percentile) with 50 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Ren".
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