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Ren

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ren: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Ren: Recorded every year since 2004, its highest recorded position is #404, and it stood at #427 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2006–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2006 to 2025, ranging from #1353 to #5742.201020132016201920222025#1353#5742
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2006#5061
2007#5201
2010#5707
2011#4764
2012#3681
2013#5742
2014#4684
2015#2328
2016#2547
2017#3583
2018#1711
2019#2040
2020#2042
2021#1785
2022#1556
2023#1959
2024#1353
2025#2006

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 2004 to 2025.

In 2024: #404 among boys in Scotland, #500 among boys in England and Wales, #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 2004–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2004

    First recorded at #3009 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2004 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #404 in Scotland in 2024.

Ren's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#200614HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#42793HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#135324HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#50078HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#195914HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#58763HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#155619HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#74644HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#178516HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#70449HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#204213HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#105126HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#204013HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#100128HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#171117HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#83537HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#35836HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#139818HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#254710HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#118723HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#232811HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#202011HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#193511HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#24038HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#36816HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#211710HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#47644HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#23908HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#203610HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#32275HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#24357HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#50613HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#18929HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#18519HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#6554HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#4048HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ren is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Ren, between 2004 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: highest position in 2025Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2024ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202420042025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2004–202522#427 in 2025
Scotland20241#404 in 2024
Republic of Ireland20241#655 in 2024
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Ren

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 2004–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2004 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #404 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.