Fun Facts About the Name Wren
- More than 15 thousand babies named Wren: U.S. records list 15,892 babies given the name Wren from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 2,261 boys received the name Wren - about 1 boy for every 6 girls.
What Does the Name Wren Mean?
Wren is an English word name meaning "wren," a small songbird. It comes from Old English wrenna (also written wrænna), the word for the bird; Middle English had wrenne. The given name is a transferred use of the bird name, and it is related to the English surname Wren, which is generally understood to come from the bird or from a nickname based on it. The literal meaning is the bird itself; symbolic meanings attached to wrens in folklore are separate from the name's etymology.
Wren Name History & Origins
The word wren is recorded in Old English as wrenna or wrænna and became Middle English wrenne, the ordinary name for the bird. The surname Wren is English and is generally derived from the bird or from a nickname for a small, quick person. Sir Christopher Wren, the 17th-century architect of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, is the best-known bearer of the surname, but his fame belongs to the surname rather than to Wren as a first name.
In European folklore the wren was called the "king of birds" after a fable in which it hid on an eagle's back and flew higher than the eagle. In Ireland and the Isle of Man, a wren was traditionally hunted and paraded on St. Stephen's Day, December 26. These traditions belong to the bird, not to the personal name. As a first name, Wren is a modern English-language use of the bird word and surname, now given to both girls and boys.
How Popular is the Name Wren?
Wren recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2022. Its best rank was #184 in 2022.
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 | #231 | 1,331 | 0.0828% |
| 2024 | #213 | 1,442 | 0.0894% |
| 2023 | #195 | 1,545 | 0.0964% |
| 2022 | #184 | 1,607 | 0.0981% |
| 2021 | #251 | 1,228 | 0.0749% |
| 2020 | #360 | 862 | 0.0534% |
| 2019 | #425 | 745 | 0.0444% |
| 2018 | #468 | 666 | 0.0392% |
| 2017 | #464 | 676 | 0.0392% |
| 2016 | #524 | 595 | 0.0336% |
| 2015 | #706 | 405 | 0.0227% |
| 2014 | #702 | 403 | 0.0226% |
| 2013 | #797 | 340 | 0.0194% |
| 2012 | #998 | 254 | 0.0144% |
| 2011 | #1,176 | 206 | 0.0117% |
| 2010 | #1,291 | 185 | 0.0104% |
| 2009 | #1,675 | 134 | 0.0073% |
| 2008 | #1,879 | 114 | 0.0060% |
| 2007 | #2,161 | 93 | 0.0048% |
| 2006 | #2,002 | 100 | 0.0053% |
| 2005 | #2,933 | 56 | 0.0030% |
| 2004 | #2,925 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 2003 | #3,653 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2002 | #3,805 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2001 | #3,937 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2000 | #6,200 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #3,715 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #4,630 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #7,724 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #6,386 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #5,944 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #9,563 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #4,996 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #8,724 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #5,000 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #8,480 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #8,022 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #5,891 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #5,305 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #6,603 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #6,450 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #6,205 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #12,288 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,248 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #6,785 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #4,837 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #5,557 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #4,423 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #7,285 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #9,048 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #4,859 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #6,351 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #6,032 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #6,759 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,575 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #6,572 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #5,300 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #4,174 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #4,026 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #4,885 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #4,531 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #4,831 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #5,820 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #4,221 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #4,825 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #6,055 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1914 | #4,190 | 5 | 0.0007% |
| 1888 | #1,470 | 5 | 0.0028% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,090 | 198 | 0.0116% |
| 2024 | #1,025 | 217 | 0.0127% |
| 2023 | #984 | 224 | 0.0131% |
| 2022 | #1,010 | 221 | 0.0127% |
| 2021 | #1,102 | 190 | 0.0109% |
| 2020 | #1,243 | 150 | 0.0087% |
| 2019 | #1,580 | 106 | 0.0059% |
| 2018 | #1,528 | 112 | 0.0062% |
| 2017 | #1,508 | 111 | 0.0060% |
| 2016 | #1,752 | 89 | 0.0047% |
| 2015 | #2,130 | 66 | 0.0034% |
| 2014 | #2,749 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2013 | #2,560 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2012 | #3,708 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #3,361 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2010 | #3,448 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2009 | #5,315 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #6,743 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #5,650 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #6,444 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #5,863 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #6,954 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #6,240 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #7,617 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #7,505 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #6,816 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #6,023 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #6,299 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #7,116 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #8,836 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #5,855 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #7,617 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #5,089 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #4,397 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #3,804 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #4,438 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #4,567 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #3,876 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #4,684 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #6,746 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #6,842 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #5,031 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #4,615 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #4,498 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #3,934 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,448 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #2,871 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #3,535 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,558 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1932 | #4,273 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,286 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #4,534 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #3,691 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #3,403 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #3,254 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #4,892 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,012 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1921 | #4,975 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #3,735 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #4,595 | 5 | 0.0005% |
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.
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