Ren

Diminutive of Rene or Japanese

"water lily; lotus"

Ren Origin and Meaning

The name Ren is a boy's name of Japanese origin meaning "water lily; lotus".

A very popular name for boys, also used for girls, in Japan, most familiar in the West as half of cartoon's "Ren and Stimpy," and as the hero in both the original and updated versions of "Footloose."

Ren Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 196 on Nameberry

Ren Popularity

• 196 Nameberry 2024
• 85 Unique 2023
• 193 Unisex 2023
• 714 England 2021

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Famous People Named Ren

• Ren stage name of Choi Minki, Korean singer of K,Pop boy group NU'EST

Ren in Pop Culture

• Ren MacCormack main character in film "Footloose"
• Ren Hoek a main character on animated series "Ren & Stimpy"
• Ren Honjo musician in the manga/anime NANA
• Ren Tsuruga charater on the manga "Skip Beat!"
• Ren Amamiya also known as Akira Kurusu, character in "Persona" series
• Ren Akatsuki character in the manga and anime "Fairy Tail" by Hiro Mashima
• Ren Kaidou character in the manga "Super Lovers" by Abe Miyuki
• Ren Hojo character in the game "Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water"
• Lie Ren character from the web series "RWBY"
• Mihashi Ren character from the sports manga "Big Windup!"
• Kylo Ren aka Ben Solo character in the Star Wars series
• Ren Hana character in visual novel "Boyfriend to Death 2"