# Wren (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/wren/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “wren” |
| Pronunciation | /ɹɛn/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 15,902 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,261 / 13,641 (86% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,711, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Originally a nickname, from Middle English wrenne (“wren”).

## What it means

Wren is grouped under bird.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 206 | 1,176 |
| 2012 | 254 | 998 |
| 2013 | 340 | 797 |
| 2014 | 404 | 699 |
| 2015 | 405 | 707 |
| 2016 | 595 | 524 |
| 2017 | 676 | 464 |
| 2018 | 667 | 468 |
| 2019 | 745 | 427 |
| 2020 | 862 | 360 |
| 2021 | 1,228 | 252 |
| 2022 | 1,609 | 184 |
| 2023 | 1,549 | 195 |
| 2024 | 1,444 | 214 |
| 2025 | 1,331 | 231 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 33 | 3,361 |
| 2012 | 29 | 3,708 |
| 2013 | 48 | 2,560 |
| 2014 | 44 | 2,749 |
| 2015 | 66 | 2,130 |
| 2016 | 89 | 1,753 |
| 2017 | 111 | 1,509 |
| 2018 | 112 | 1,528 |
| 2019 | 106 | 1,581 |
| 2020 | 150 | 1,243 |
| 2021 | 190 | 1,102 |
| 2022 | 221 | 1,011 |
| 2023 | 224 | 986 |
| 2024 | 217 | 1,030 |
| 2025 | 198 | 1,090 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31 | 1,096 |
| 2012 | 47 | 812 |
| 2013 | 79 | 528 |
| 2014 | 89 | 481 |
| 2015 | 115 | 400 |
| 2016 | 147 | 334 |
| 2017 | 197 | 252 |
| 2018 | 216 | 233 |
| 2019 | 236 | 210 |
| 2020 | 219 | 217 |
| 2021 | 279 | 184 |
| 2022 | 326 | 150 |
| 2023 | 387 | 129 |
| 2024 | 377 | 128 |
| 2025 | 362 | 137 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | 3,830 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3,987 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3,362 |
| 2015 | 12 | 1,902 |
| 2016 | 19 | 1,363 |
| 2017 | 17 | 1,470 |
| 2018 | 38 | 821 |
| 2019 | 34 | 874 |
| 2020 | 45 | 723 |
| 2021 | 51 | 688 |
| 2022 | 59 | 615 |
| 2023 | 64 | 579 |
| 2024 | 63 | 602 |
| 2025 | 88 | 443 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.