Given name
Naren
“the best among all men”
Naren is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “the best among all men.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “the best among all men.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Naren through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 209
- 209 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 607 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Naren’s family of names
Naren has a related form in Narin. Naren has a related form in Naran. Naren has a related form in Naron.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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