The name Aren is of Irish origin and means "littleheight". It is derived from the Irish surname Ó Rinnin, which is believed to have originated in County Cork. The name has been used as a given name since the Middle Ages, but it became more popular in the late 20th century. Today, Aren is considered a unique and distinctive name for boys.
The name Aren has seen a varied level of popularity over the years in the United States, with fluctuations in birth counts year by year. In the earlier decades, from 1946 to 1985, there were consistently fewer than 10 births per year for this name, indicating that it was not widely used during this period.
However, starting from the mid-1980s, there appears to be a slight increase in popularity, with birth counts ranging between 5 and 12 each year until the late 1990s. The highest point of popularity for Aren was reached in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with a peak of 20 births in 1997, indicating that this name gained some traction during this time.
After 2003, the popularity of the name Aren began to decline again, with birth counts ranging between 5 and 10 per year until 2013. Since then, there has been another decrease in popularity, with only 5 births each year from 2017 to 2021.
In total, over the entire period from 1946 to 2021, there were a total of 342 births for the name Aren in the United States. Despite fluctuations in popularity over time, this name has remained present in the American naming landscape, albeit with varying levels of frequency.