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廉
れん
Ren
REHN · a male name
“Integrity, honesty”
Honest · Principled · Refined
The story of Ren
A scholarly spelling of Ren, built on a kanji meaning integrity.
Short, modern and international — Ren is loved for being effortlessly cool while carrying deep meaning in its kanji.
Kanji by kanji
integrity
A kanji from classical Chinese meaning uprightness and incorruptibility — a scholar's virtue.
How it feels
The full story
About 廉
廉 appeals to families who value character over image. It expresses the wish for a person who stays honest and principled in any circumstance.
Popularity in Japan
Ren has ranked near the top of boys' name charts since the 2010s, boosted by its global ease of pronunciation.
Through the decades
A name of the globalized era — parents increasingly choose names that work both in Japan and abroad.
Deep dive
One-syllable names like Ren represent a modern minimalism in Japanese naming. The most popular kanji, lotus (蓮), adds Buddhist symbolism: a flower that blooms pure and beautiful out of muddy water.
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