Boys' name · since 1988
Naren
209 babies named Naren in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,691 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 209
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
209 boys have been named Naren since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naren has been recorded 209 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2019.
- #12,691 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 209 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naren ranks #12,691 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 209 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,691 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 209
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naren's 209 recorded births place it above 72.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
Naren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Naren's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Naren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2019
- Peak year (2009)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Naren by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (110 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Naren's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Naren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 110 births (53% of all-time use).
Naren by state
Where Naren concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 6 | 2.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.4% |
6 of 209 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Naren's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2010s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Virginia records the most Narens (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Naren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1988–2019 (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 Naren 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.