Werner
Werner was the 8214th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 639th with 93 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 211 places. More babies were named Werner in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,214 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193093 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,433babies recorded
Werner popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,214 | 10 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #12,141 | 6 |
| 2000 | #7,383 | 9 |
| 1990 | #5,358 | 10 |
| 1980 | #3,253 | 14 |
| 1970 | #2,210 | 18 |
| 1960 | #1,069 | 53 |
| 1950 | #1,536 | 24 |
| 1940 | #891 | 51 |
| 1930 | #639 | 93 |
| 1920 | #802 | 71 |
| 1910 | #980 | 12 |
| 1900 | #1,300 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Werner, counting every spelling?
Werner has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Werner?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Werner (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Werner born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Werner.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Werner?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Werner are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 34 and 71. That makes Werner a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Werner
How popular is the name Werner?
Werner was the 8214th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 639th with 93 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 211 places. More babies were named Werner in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Werner a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Werner in the US.