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    The first name Warner

    A boy’s name meaning “descendant of murnán”.

    Pronounced /ˈwɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    Warner means “descendant of murnán”.

    * English, Norman, and German surname, all corresponding to German Werner. Also see Warrener. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Murnáin (“descendant of Murnán”); see Murnane.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Warner last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 2019, with 4 births (#3,937).

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    14
    babies named Warner, 1996–2025
    #4,001
    rank in 2022
    2019
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Warner with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Warner at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 137 boys born in the United States were named Warner, the 1,365th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 167 were.

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    8,633
    babies named Warner since 1880
    #1,365
    rank in 2025
    1921
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Warner in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Guarner
    Catalan
    Verner
    Danish
    Verner
    Estonian
    Verneri
    Finnish
    Werner
    German
    Guarnieri
    Italian, also Guarnierio, Varnerio
    Verners
    Latvian
    Verner
    Swedish

    Famous people named Warner

    10 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Warner Baxter
      American actor (1889–1951)
    • Warner Anderson
      American actor (1911–1976)
    • Warner Tjardus Koiter
      Dutch mechanical engineer and Professor of Applied Mechanics (1914-1997)
    • Warner Richmond
      Actor (1886-1948)
    • H. Warner Munn
      American writer of fantasy, horror and poetry (1903–1981)
    • Warner Mack
      American musician (1938–2022)
    • John Backus
      American computer scientist (1924–2007)
    • Albert Overhauser
      American physicist (1925–2011)
    • Lewis W. Green
      American minister and university president, 1806–1863
    • W. Max Corden
      Australian economist (1927–2023)

    Questions

    What does the name Warner mean?
    Warner means “descendant of murnán”.
    How popular is the name Warner?
    In 2022, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Warner, ranking 4,001st. Its peak was 2019, with 4 births.
    Is Warner a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 8,633 US babies named Warner since 1880 were boys.
    When was Warner most popular?
    1921 in the United States, when 167 babies were named Warner, its highest rank at 474th.
    How do you pronounce Warner?
    Warner is /ˈwɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables.
    Is Warner also a surname?
    Yes. Warner is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.