Let's look at Kylo Ren:
When you consider this information from Abrams
But there’s another wrinkle to Kylo Ren. In typical Abrams fashion, the more the filmmaker reveals… the more questions arise. It turns out — Kylo Ren isn’t the character’s real name. Or, at least, not the name he was born with. - Entertainment Weekly
The surname Ren isn't a surname at all (at least not for Kylo)
Some have also speculated that the name Kylo Ren is merely a title, but that’s not entirely true. As we learned in an interview with Abrams in Entertainment Weekly, "Ren" is the title, which refers to a mysterious organization called The Knights of Ren. "Kylo" is the unique signifier, a name Kylo Ren chose for himself for some equally mysterious reason. cinema blend
Now we look at this so called Kybo Ren, noted space pirate.
Kybo Ren's full name is Gir Kybo Ren-Cha:
The character was only called Kybo Ren-Cha in Droids; his full name was revealed in the second edition of A Guide to the Star Wars Universe in 1994. - wookieepedia
So at least in canon, the name similarity is coincidence.
Is Kylo Ren some homage or influence from the Droids cartoon?
Maybe.
The Star Wars prequel trilogy films contain many elements which appear to reference and/or resemble elements from the Star Wars: Droids animated series. However, these may have simply been unused concepts that Lucas allowed to be inserted into the series, and then reused the concepts for the prequel films. wookieepedia
It is possible that Abrhams and/or Kasdan decided to continue that homage in Episode VII.
The IMDB bio of Kasdan says:
The characters of R2-D2 and C-3PO, in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), were based on two farmers from The Hidden Fortress (1958)
As a writer who shaped some of R2-D2 and C-3PO's characters, he may have been a fan of the cartoon.
It is possible we may never know for sure until someone straight up asks them.
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