The first name Werner
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Werner at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 10 boys born in the United States were named Werner, the 8,214th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1930, when 93 were.
3,433
babies named Werner since 1880
#8,214
rank in 2025
1930
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.
Famous people named Werner
154 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Werner HerzogGerman film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director (born 1942)
- Werner von SiemensGerman electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816–1892)
- Werner FaymannAustrian politician who was Chancellor of Austria and chairman of the Social Democratic Pa, born 1960
- Rainer Werner FassbinderGerman filmmaker, playwright and actor (1945-1982)
- Werner SombartGerman economist, sociologist, historian (1863-1941)
- Werner von BlombergGerman Army field marshal and Military Chief of the Wehrmacht Military Forces (Heer,Luftwa, 1878–1946
- Werner von FritschGerman general (1880–1939)
- Werner MöldersGerman officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1913-1941)
- Werner KohlmeyerGerman footballer (1924-1974)
- Werner LiebrichGerman footballer (1927–1995)
- Werner KraussGerman actor (1884–1959)
- Werner SchlagerAustrian table tennis player, born 1972
Questions
- Is Werner a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,433 US babies named Werner since 1880 were boys.
- When was Werner most popular?
- 1930 in the United States, when 93 babies were named Werner, its highest rank at 639th.
- Is Werner also a surname?
- Yes. Werner is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.