Ren is a distinctive choice, ranked #427 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ren in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#427
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About the Name Ren
Ren is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #1353. The name has climbed 689 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2004.
Ren is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ren in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ren
Ren Nikaidō — Ren Nikaidō is a Japanese ski jumper.
Ren Quan — Ren Quan is a Chinese actor, investor and businessman.
Ren Zhiqiang — Ren Zhiqiang is an incarcerated Chinese real estate tycoon.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ren
Unlikely. With around 93 UK babies named Ren per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ren in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ren is at its highest recorded position — #427 in 2025, with 93 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,051.
Ren is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ren include: Ren Nikaidō, Ren Quan and Ren Zhiqiang. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ren does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Rens in the wild.
93
UK babies named Ren (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↑ 624 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ren
Almost certainly the only Ren in the class
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UK Popularity (2004–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ren
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ren Zhengfei is a Chinese entrepreneur and engineer who is the founder and CEO of Huawei Technologies, which is located in Shenzhen, China, and is the world's largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment and second largest manufacturer of smartphones and Huawei Chinese Electric Cars.