How Many People Are Named Aren?
An estimated 2,458 people in the United States have the first name Aren. It is used for both genders, with 86.2% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Aren peaked in popularity in 2024 with 90 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aren as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Aren paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,458
About 1 in 139,444 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
86.2% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2024
90 births
Total Registered
2,524
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aren
Aren is predominantly male (86.2%), though 348 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Aren as a male name
Ranked #1,889 in 2024
84 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (84 births)
Aren as a female name
Ranked #13,603 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (20 births)
Aren: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aren span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 579 babies were registered. While Aren is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Aren by Decade
How has Aren tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Aren by State
Birth registrations for Aren span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Maryland, Massachusetts. On average, about 98 Arens were registered per state.
Aren + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aren as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Aren
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Aren: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aren?
We estimate approximately 2,458 people named Aren are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 139,444 Americans share this first name.
Is Aren a common name?
Aren is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,524 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aren most popular?
Aren reached peak popularity in 2024, when 90 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aren is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aren a male name?
Aren is predominantly male. 86.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aren Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aren Smith, Aren Johnson, Aren Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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