Aren
Aren is a name with a single cultural origin: Armenian.
- Armenian
Meaning & Origin of Aren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aren is a name with a single cultural origin: Armenian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Armenian
The Story of Aren
As a girl name
Aren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1946, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 20 Arens were born — ranking #5,009 that year. As of 2026, Aren ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 348 Arens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Aren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1925, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 84 Arens were born — ranking #1,888 that year. As of 2026, Aren ranks #1,918 for boys with 83 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Arens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Aren
Aren is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Aren's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,655. Use the chart and map above to compare Aren's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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