Unisex name · since 1925
Aren
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 2,247 babies named Aren, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,082 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,247
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,247 babies have been named Aren since 1925, making it today's #2082 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Aren recorded 2,247 times among boys since 1925, holding rank #2082 nationally today, ahead of 85% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #3,061 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,082 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,247 born since 1925
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aren ranks #3,061 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,082 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,247 born since 1925, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,082 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,247
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aren's 2,247 recorded births place it above 93.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aren compares
2,247 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aren's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,247 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aren splits its recorded history at 1998: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Aren popularity over time - girls
348 total births recorded since 1946 (Aren as girls' name)
Aren by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (549 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Aren's strongest decade.
549 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Aren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s 114
1970s
114 births
- 1980s 215
1980s
215 births
- 1990s
1990s
441 births
- 2000s
2000s
511 births
- 2010s
2010s
549 births
- 2020s
2020s
412 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 549 births (24% of all-time use).
How Aren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aren's total volume
Aren by state
Where Aren concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 614 | 27.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 72 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 53 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 37 | 1.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 31 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 7 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Washington | | 6 | 0.3% |
614 of 2,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Aren's data
- Aren's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (549 total births) through the 2020s (412) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arens (614 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~100 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aren draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.