MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ren mean?
Ren can represent Punjabi ren, dust, a word used in devotional poetry for the dust at a revered one's feet. That poetic image conveys humility, giving the feminine personal name a meaningful regional basis.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रेण
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਰੇਣੁ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ren in Indian usage
8,207 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (96.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 7,902 records (96.3%).
- Recorded as male: 305 records (3.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,109 |
| 1970s | 2,759 |
| 1980s | 3,367 |
| 1990s | 693 |
| Other decades | 279 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 3,932 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2,456 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 526 |
| Bihar | 348 |
| Maharashtra | 229 |
| Haryana | 142 |
| Rajasthan | 124 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 114 |
| Other states | 336 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Ren / M | 93 | 427 |
| England & Wales | Ren / F | 14 | 2,006 |
| Scotland | Ren / M | 6 | 495 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Ren ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ren; Table_6, C434 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ren; Table_6, C434
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ren; Table_6, C2114 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ren; Table_6, C2114
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ren; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ren; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Monier-Williams, reṇu, p. 887,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.