Ehren
Ehren is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Ehren Earleywine, American sports coach and administrator Ehren Kruger, American film producer and screenwriter Ehren McGhehey, American stunt performer and actor Ehren Painter, English rugby union player Ehren Wassermann, American baseball player and coach Ehren Watada, American army officer Kyle Ehren Snyder, American baseball player…
Meaning & Origin of Ehren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ehren is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Ehren Earleywine, American sports coach and administrator Ehren Kruger, American film producer and screenwriter Ehren McGhehey, American stunt performer and actor Ehren Painter, English rugby union player Ehren Wassermann, American baseball player and coach Ehren Watada, American army officer Kyle Ehren Snyder, American baseball player…
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The Story of Ehren
Ehren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1968, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 62 Ehrens were born — ranking #1,154 that year. As of 2026, Ehren ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 1K Ehrens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ehren
Ehren is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ehren's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #1,154. Use the chart and map above to compare Ehren'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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