Ren
Featured in baby name books
Ren is a Japanese name meaning “lotus.” Ren is also a short form of Reginald, meaning “regal.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names
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Usage of Ren in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ren against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ren is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Ren in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 213 boys were named Ren, making it the #1038 boys' name in the US. Since 1915, 2,818 boys have been named Ren, with the most (213) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Nevada, Washington and Utah.
In 2025, 85 girls were named Ren, making it the #2173 girls' name in the US. Since 1983, 816 girls have been named Ren, with the most (88) in 2023. It is most common, relative to births, in Arizona, California and Florida.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Canada (Ontario) | #932 girls | 12 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| England and Wales | #427 boys | 93 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Scotland | #495 boys | 6 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
| Slovenia | #190 boys | 8 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #186 boys | 1 | Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/UST), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Ren in other languages
- Reny Dutch, German, Indonesian, Spanish
- Ron Dutch, English
- Rem English
- Rene Dutch
- れん Japanese
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Ren
There are 46 towns and villages with Ren in their name, in 10 countries.
🇨🇳 China 26🇻🇳 Vietnam 5🇮🇳 India 3🇷🇺 Russia 3🇹🇭 Thailand 3🇹🇼 Taiwan 2🇮🇹 Italy 1🇳🇱 The Netherlands 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Coltamai-Ren | Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy | 20 | Map |
| Làng Ren | Quang Ngai, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Ma Rền | Hà Tĩnh Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Ngọc Ren | Quang Ngai, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Ren | Rajasthan, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Ren | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Ren | Jammu and Kashmir, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Ren | North Brabant, 🇳🇱 The Netherlands | – | Map |
| Ren | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Ren | Chukotka, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Ren
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Ren in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇳 China 2🇨🇦 Canada 1
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| Ren Cuo | Tibet, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Ren Cuo | Tibet, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Ren Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Ren songs
13 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Ren in their title. The best known:
- Ren'ai Rider – Buono! (2008)
- Nanchatte Ren'ai – Morning Musume (2009)
- Ren'ai Hunter – Morning Musume (2012)
- Ren'ai Shashin – Ai Otsuka (2006)
- Ren'ai Revolution 21 – Morning Musume (2000)
- Ren'ai Sentai Shitsuranger – Nochiura Natsumi (2004)
- Dan Yuan Ren Chang Jiu – Liang Hung-chih (1983)
- Kinkyori Ren'ai – GO!GO!7188 (2006)
- Shu Zi Ren Sheng – George Lam
- Ren Calad jag spår och tror – Carl Michael Bellman (1790)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Ren
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Ren.
Ren Harvieu
Ren Ng
Ren Zhongfei
Fictional characters named Ren
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Ren as a pet name
FurryName has found 45 dogs named Ren in public pet registers, making it the #2,501 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Tacoma (1), Surf Coast Shire (1), Basel (1). Ren as a dog name →
FurryName has found 5 cats named Ren in public pet registers, making it the #1,133 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (2), Golden Plains Shire (1), Tacoma (1). Ren as a cat name →
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