Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Aren

Gender Unisex · 13% girls Rank 2025 #2,080 Trend ↑ Rising 13%
Rank 2025
#2,080
among boys · ↓188 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
71
named Aren · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,057
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
90 babies
All-time total
2,595
#3,062 all-time among boys
First recorded
1925
in Social Security records

Aren popularity over time

2,595 babies have been named Aren since 1925, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – 5 5 1 – #4,225
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 5 – 5 1 – –
1950s 13 – 13 1 +160% –
1960s 9 – 9 1 -31% –
1970s 62 114 176 18 +1856% #2,004
1980s 58 215 273 27 +55% #2,041
1990s 102 441 543 54 +99% #1,656
2000s 58 511 569 57 +5% #1,955
2010s 30 549 579 58 +2% #1,921
2020s (to 2025) 11 412 423 71 +22% #1,892

Where Aren is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 72 0.04 outside top 500
2027 73 0.04 outside top 500
2028 74 0.04 outside top 500
2029 75 0.04 outside top 500
2030 76 0.04 outside top 500

Where Aren is most popular

Boys named Aren per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.040 per 1,000. Strongest in California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Aren born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 129 0.141 +249%
New Jersey 13 0.065 +60%
Massachusetts 7 0.051 +26%
Maryland 6 0.050 +25%
Florida 23 0.049 +20%
Washington 6 0.037 -9%
Texas 12 0.014 -66%
New York 5 0.012 -71%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aren

Aren is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,080 in 2025 with 71 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1925, 2,595 American babies have been named Aren, about 87% boys and 13% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 90 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aren stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aren?

The median living Aren is about 20 years old; half are between 9 and 31. An estimated 2,500 people named Aren are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aren year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 71 #2,080
2024 6 #13,656 84 #1,892
2023 – – 64 #2,223
2022 – – 70 #2,117
2021 5 #15,514 60 #2,301
2020 – – 63 #2,191
2019 – – 62 #2,232
2018 – – 77 #1,921
2017 5 #16,146 50 #2,533
2016 – – 65 #2,136
2015 – – 44 #2,723
2014 – – 54 #2,371
2013 7 #13,315 54 #2,338
2012 10 #10,525 42 #2,814
2011 8 #12,296 51 #2,439
2010 – – 50 #2,471
2009 – – 52 #2,454
2008 9 #11,704 48 #2,588
2007 5 #17,918 55 #2,338
2006 – – 61 #2,127
2005 5 #16,753 54 #2,209
2004 7 #12,894 62 #1,955
2003 7 #12,546 45 #2,357
2002 6 #13,779 53 #2,046
2001 10 #9,431 43 #2,309
2000 9 #9,972 38 #2,479
1995 14 #6,284 43 #1,956
1990 – – 31 #2,258
1985 9 #6,991 19 #2,603
1980 7 #8,226 25 #2,115
1975 10 #5,550 14 #2,762
1970 – – 6 #4,253
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 5 #4,225
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aren, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aren?

The median living Aren is about 20 years old. Half of all living Arens are between 9 and 31 years old.

How many people named Aren are alive today?

An estimated 2,500 people named Aren are alive in the United States, based on 2,595 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aren in 2025?

Aren ranked #2,080 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 71 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aren?

2,595 babies have been named Aren in the United States since 1925, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aren most popular?

Aren peaked in 2024, when 90 newborns received the name.

Is Aren a boy or girl name?

Aren is used for both: about 13% of babies named Aren have been girls and 87% boys.

Is the name Aren rising or falling?

Aren is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aren become more popular?

Aren is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 76 boys named Aren in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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