Aren

Aren is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Aren are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 88%Female 12%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 88% male / 12% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Armenia
US births since 1880: 1,693 male / 336 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Aren

To address Aren when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Aren," in English, "Guten Tag Aren," in German. About 88% of people named Aren are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Aren,

German

Guten Tag Aren,

French

Bonjour Aren,

Spanish

Estimado/a Aren:

Chinese

Aren您好：

Japanese

Aren様

English

Hi Aren,

German

Hi Aren,

French

Salut Aren,

Spanish

Hola Aren,

Chinese

Aren你好：

Japanese

Arenさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Aren by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	83%
Armenia	uncommon	man's name	98%

United States birth data

1,693 male · 336 female · 2,029 births recorded

Male 83%Female 17%

Since 1980: 86% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Aren a male or female name?

Aren is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Aren are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Aren in an email?

Is Aren a unisex name?

Aren is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Aren are men. Aren leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Aren a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/aren (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_aren,
  title  = {Is Aren a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/aren},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}