Beren
Beren is a Turkish female given name meaning "strong, clever, well-known".
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Beren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Beren is a Turkish female given name meaning "strong, clever, well-known".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Beren
As a girl name
American parents first put Beren on the record books as a girl name in 2011, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 9 Berens were born — ranking #10,862 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 66% of all recorded Berens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 76 Berens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Beren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 27 births, good for #3,992 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Berens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,992 among boy names with 27 births, rising sharply (+64% over the past five years). In total, more than 341 Berens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Beren
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- Beren Gökyıldız (born 2009), Turkish actress
- Beren Saat (born 1984), Turkish actress
- Beren Yeşilırmak (born 2005), Turkish volleyball player
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About the name Beren
Beren is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 341 births in the dataset. Beren's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,992. Use the chart and map above to compare Beren'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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