Fun Facts About the Name Warren
- A favorite of earlier generations: Warren appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 7 separate runs, totaling 29 years. Its last run lasted 1 consecutive years, from 1944 through 1944.
- More than 185 thousand babies named Warren: U.S. records list 185,499 babies given the name Warren from 1880 through 2025. Even 984 girls received the name Warren - about 1 girl for every 188 boys.
What Does the Name Warren Mean?
Warren is an English name that comes from the surname Warren, which in turn comes from an Old French word. The source is warenne, the northern Old French form of central Old French garenne (modern French garenne), meaning a game preserve: land set aside and enclosed for keeping game, especially rabbits. The word goes back to a Frankish or Germanic root *warjan, "to guard" or "protect," so its literal sense is an enclosed, protected place. Used as a surname, it identified someone who lived by or had charge of such a preserve, which gives the customary meaning "keeper of a game park" or "from the warren." The English common noun warren, still used for a network of rabbit burrows, comes from the same source.
A second and less common explanation treats the surname as coming from a Germanic personal name such as Warin or Guarin, a short form of compound names built on the same "guard" element. That would give a similar underlying sense by a different route, and older references do not always separate the two explanations clearly.
Warren Name History & Origins
Warren reached England as a surname in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066, carried by Norman families whose byname came from the Old French word for a game preserve. The most prominent of these were the de Warenne family, Anglo-Norman nobles who held the earldom of Surrey; their surname is traditionally derived from a place in Normandy, though the precise place is not settled. The surname spread through England and later Scotland and Ireland, appearing in forms such as Warenne and Warin, and the related occupational term warrener was used for an official who managed a rabbit warren.
Like many English surnames, Warren became a first name through the long-standing practice of using family names as given names. It is found as a given name in the English-speaking world in the 1800s and became more common in the 20th century.
How Popular is the Name Warren?
Warren recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1921. People named Amelia who were born during its modern resurgence from 1944 through 1944 turn 82-82 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,713 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #10,191 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #8,952 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #9,633 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #10,247 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #12,075 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #15,435 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #12,396 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #19,069 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #19,134 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #16,509 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #15,400 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #12,914 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #14,498 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #11,758 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #9,794 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #10,873 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #12,455 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #9,128 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #8,032 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #10,485 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #8,115 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #4,974 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #11,930 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #7,634 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #8,421 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #9,262 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #10,586 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #4,716 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #8,405 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,948 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #5,995 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #5,813 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #6,609 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #4,772 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #4,296 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #2,838 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1965 | #5,799 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #5,998 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #5,881 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,780 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1959 | #4,023 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #4,514 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #4,196 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #5,315 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #4,732 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #3,153 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #5,658 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,116 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #3,956 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,604 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #3,874 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #2,896 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #3,660 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #2,911 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1944 | #2,759 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1943 | #3,037 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #3,435 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #3,553 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #3,850 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #4,231 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,838 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,366 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1935 | #2,002 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1934 | #2,562 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #2,864 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1932 | #2,363 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1931 | #1,745 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1930 | #1,702 | 23 | 0.0020% |
| 1929 | #1,418 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1928 | #1,832 | 22 | 0.0019% |
| 1927 | #2,093 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1926 | #1,769 | 24 | 0.0020% |
| 1925 | #1,605 | 28 | 0.0023% |
| 1924 | #1,768 | 25 | 0.0020% |
| 1923 | #1,593 | 28 | 0.0023% |
| 1922 | #1,955 | 21 | 0.0017% |
| 1921 | #1,621 | 28 | 0.0023% |
| 1920 | #1,706 | 25 | 0.0021% |
| 1919 | #2,059 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1918 | #3,018 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #5,294 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #3,540 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1915 | #2,251 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1914 | #3,172 | 7 | 0.0009% |
| 1913 | #2,535 | 8 | 0.0013% |
| 1910 | #2,131 | 7 | 0.0018% |
| 1904 | #2,161 | 5 | 0.0018% |
| 1902 | #2,036 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #240 | 1,471 | 0.0861% |
| 2024 | #262 | 1,327 | 0.0774% |
| 2023 | #306 | 1,082 | 0.0633% |
| 2022 | #334 | 1,014 | 0.0581% |
| 2021 | #346 | 940 | 0.0538% |
| 2020 | #343 | 936 | 0.0543% |
| 2019 | #349 | 956 | 0.0533% |
| 2018 | #338 | 995 | 0.0548% |
| 2017 | #360 | 913 | 0.0493% |
| 2016 | #387 | 827 | 0.0436% |
| 2015 | #399 | 775 | 0.0404% |
| 2014 | #432 | 700 | 0.0364% |
| 2013 | #477 | 585 | 0.0309% |
| 2012 | #473 | 577 | 0.0304% |
| 2011 | #498 | 524 | 0.0276% |
| 2010 | #484 | 538 | 0.0280% |
| 2009 | #459 | 595 | 0.0300% |
| 2008 | #514 | 530 | 0.0260% |
| 2007 | #513 | 514 | 0.0248% |
| 2006 | #498 | 521 | 0.0254% |
| 2005 | #551 | 435 | 0.0218% |
| 2004 | #529 | 451 | 0.0227% |
| 2003 | #493 | 501 | 0.0254% |
| 2002 | #528 | 427 | 0.0220% |
| 2001 | #515 | 440 | 0.0226% |
| 2000 | #438 | 545 | 0.0278% |
| 1999 | #470 | 486 | 0.0253% |
| 1998 | #424 | 546 | 0.0286% |
| 1997 | #407 | 567 | 0.0301% |
| 1996 | #430 | 524 | 0.0277% |
| 1995 | #403 | 570 | 0.0299% |
| 1994 | #386 | 604 | 0.0313% |
| 1993 | #376 | 625 | 0.0319% |
| 1992 | #359 | 661 | 0.0331% |
| 1991 | #365 | 647 | 0.0320% |
| 1990 | #340 | 728 | 0.0354% |
| 1989 | #304 | 786 | 0.0393% |
| 1988 | #331 | 650 | 0.0340% |
| 1987 | #301 | 714 | 0.0382% |
| 1986 | #280 | 756 | 0.0411% |
| 1985 | #278 | 751 | 0.0406% |
| 1984 | #261 | 799 | 0.0443% |
| 1983 | #254 | 820 | 0.0457% |
| 1982 | #267 | 803 | 0.0443% |
| 1981 | #265 | 820 | 0.0458% |
| 1980 | #268 | 812 | 0.0455% |
| 1979 | #260 | 815 | 0.0473% |
| 1978 | #258 | 788 | 0.0480% |
| 1977 | #253 | 803 | 0.0489% |
| 1976 | #242 | 828 | 0.0528% |
| 1975 | #232 | 890 | 0.0570% |
| 1974 | #225 | 936 | 0.0595% |
| 1973 | #211 | 1,031 | 0.0661% |
| 1972 | #208 | 1,095 | 0.0675% |
| 1971 | #184 | 1,385 | 0.0783% |
| 1970 | #182 | 1,507 | 0.0811% |
| 1969 | #183 | 1,522 | 0.0851% |
| 1968 | #173 | 1,548 | 0.0891% |
| 1967 | #172 | 1,555 | 0.0892% |
| 1966 | #167 | 1,625 | 0.0911% |
| 1965 | #162 | 1,825 | 0.0981% |
| 1964 | #160 | 2,037 | 0.1022% |
| 1963 | #152 | 2,185 | 0.1076% |
| 1962 | #152 | 2,166 | 0.1047% |
| 1961 | #157 | 2,082 | 0.0980% |
| 1960 | #165 | 2,015 | 0.0945% |
| 1959 | #157 | 2,179 | 0.1021% |
| 1958 | #149 | 2,299 | 0.1083% |
| 1957 | #147 | 2,333 | 0.1081% |
| 1956 | #141 | 2,334 | 0.1103% |
| 1955 | #130 | 2,491 | 0.1209% |
| 1954 | #126 | 2,621 | 0.1286% |
| 1953 | #124 | 2,637 | 0.1337% |
| 1952 | #117 | 2,638 | 0.1357% |
| 1951 | #118 | 2,605 | 0.1384% |
| 1950 | #118 | 2,467 | 0.1378% |
| 1949 | #115 | 2,527 | 0.1425% |
| 1948 | #109 | 2,657 | 0.1514% |
| 1947 | #108 | 2,728 | 0.1491% |
| 1946 | #105 | 2,536 | 0.1562% |
| 1945 | #106 | 2,183 | 0.1622% |
| 1944 | #100 | 2,349 | 0.1724% |
| 1943 | #102 | 2,480 | 0.1738% |
| 1942 | #97 | 2,423 | 0.1754% |
| 1941 | #105 | 2,043 | 0.1663% |
| 1940 | #110 | 1,813 | 0.1564% |
| 1939 | #104 | 1,892 | 0.1709% |
| 1938 | #102 | 1,997 | 0.1800% |
| 1937 | #106 | 1,822 | 0.1708% |
| 1936 | #95 | 1,976 | 0.1905% |
| 1935 | #97 | 1,994 | 0.1915% |
| 1934 | #96 | 2,024 | 0.1960% |
| 1933 | #99 | 1,809 | 0.1824% |
| 1932 | #102 | 1,792 | 0.1716% |
| 1931 | #100 | 1,834 | 0.1764% |
| 1930 | #96 | 2,011 | 0.1833% |
| 1929 | #92 | 2,036 | 0.1893% |
| 1928 | #85 | 2,362 | 0.2132% |
| 1927 | #79 | 2,555 | 0.2267% |
| 1926 | #71 | 2,701 | 0.2432% |
| 1925 | #66 | 2,945 | 0.2639% |
| 1924 | #58 | 3,582 | 0.3162% |
| 1923 | #43 | 4,820 | 0.4397% |
| 1922 | #45 | 4,484 | 0.4121% |
| 1921 | #24 | 7,798 | 0.7080% |
| 1920 | #39 | 5,492 | 0.5160% |
| 1919 | #83 | 2,180 | 0.2224% |
| 1918 | #90 | 1,990 | 0.1964% |
| 1917 | #93 | 1,743 | 0.1883% |
| 1916 | #102 | 1,549 | 0.1740% |
| 1915 | #105 | 1,420 | 0.1673% |
| 1914 | #108 | 1,033 | 0.1578% |
| 1913 | #109 | 798 | 0.1557% |
| 1912 | #107 | 697 | 0.1621% |
| 1911 | #113 | 338 | 0.1496% |
| 1910 | #122 | 264 | 0.1359% |
| 1909 | #120 | 231 | 0.1409% |
| 1908 | #132 | 194 | 0.1257% |
| 1907 | #132 | 182 | 0.1240% |
| 1906 | #144 | 144 | 0.1081% |
| 1905 | #126 | 172 | 0.1300% |
| 1904 | #131 | 163 | 0.1272% |
| 1903 | #114 | 173 | 0.1451% |
| 1902 | #129 | 149 | 0.1215% |
| 1901 | #113 | 149 | 0.1399% |
| 1900 | #122 | 191 | 0.1269% |
| 1899 | #104 | 173 | 0.1629% |
| 1898 | #123 | 151 | 0.1231% |
| 1897 | #121 | 137 | 0.1215% |
| 1896 | #134 | 125 | 0.1045% |
| 1895 | #110 | 160 | 0.1363% |
| 1894 | #115 | 141 | 0.1218% |
| 1893 | #116 | 140 | 0.1246% |
| 1892 | #113 | 157 | 0.1287% |
| 1891 | #107 | 139 | 0.1374% |
| 1890 | #106 | 157 | 0.1414% |
| 1889 | #99 | 167 | 0.1510% |
| 1888 | #112 | 148 | 0.1225% |
| 1887 | #94 | 163 | 0.1607% |
| 1886 | #108 | 144 | 0.1300% |
| 1885 | #96 | 151 | 0.1401% |
| 1884 | #94 | 164 | 0.1433% |
| 1883 | #91 | 146 | 0.1395% |
| 1882 | #86 | 183 | 0.1610% |
| 1881 | #84 | 156 | 0.1549% |
| 1880 | #89 | 158 | 0.1430% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
