Ren

Meaning

benevolence, the first Confucian virtue (仁)

Immortalized by the Star Wars character Kylo Ren.

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ren peaked in the 2020s.

When you meet Ren

Most people given the name Ren in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Ren

Zhen Wen Chen Rui Xin Rong

The Ren deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ren truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Ren fits with your family’s names and surname.

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Where Ren travels

Japanese Brazilian · lotus, or love and attachment

Dual-language · lotus (蓮) or upright, honest (廉)

Japanese · lotus

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