Wren
Wren was the 231st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,331 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 184th with 1,609 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 476 places. More babies were named Wren in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning wren (the songbird) · English
Say it REN /rɛn/
- Rank in 2025
- #231 girls, up 129 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,331girls
- Girls and boys
- 87% girls, 13% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20221,609 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,902babies recorded
What does the name Wren mean?
Wren is the name of a small brown songbird, used as a given name for girls and boys. Wiktionary notes it began as a surname from a nickname, from Middle English wrenne, and Wikipedia says both the surname and the given name come from the bird. Wikipedia also notes its recent rise for both girls and boys with other names from the natural world. Wrenley is a newer blend built on it.
wrenne (Middle English, “wren”)wrenna (Old English, “wren”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Wrenley, Renn.
See also: English names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Wren', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Wren (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Wren popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #231 | #1,090 | 1,331 | 198 |
| 2020 | #360 | #1,243 | 862 | 150 |
| 2010 | #1,291 | #3,449 | 185 | 32 |
| 2000 | #6,201 | #6,816 | 18 | 10 |
| 1990 | #8,480 | #4,398 | 10 | 13 |
| 1980 | #6,785 | — | 10 | — |
| 1970 | #6,351 | — | 8 | — |
| 1960 | #4,175 | — | 11 | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #3,286 | — | 8 |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Wren, counting every spelling?
Wren is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #246 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #231 for Wren on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,388 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wren | 1,331 | #231 | 7,161 |
| Wrenn | 41 | #3,706 | 228 |
| Wrynn | 8 | #11,873 | 79 |
| Wryn | 8 | #11,872 | 51 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Wren?
1,331 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wren (0.37 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Wren 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 6 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wren.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wren?
About 13,500 people born in the US named Wren are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Wren a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Wren by state
How common Wren was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wyoming (5.8×), Alaska (5.8×), Vermont (5.6×), Montana (4.8×), South Dakota (3.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Delaware, New Jersey, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Wren: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wren, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Wren · Sibling names for Wren
Wren is also a nickname for Wrenleigh and Wrenley.
Questions about the name Wren
What does Wren mean?
Wren means “wren (the songbird)” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Wren?
Wren was the 231st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,331 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 184th with 1,609 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 476 places. More babies were named Wren in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Wren a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 87% girls, 13% boys given the name Wren in the US.
Where is Wren most popular?
In 2021–2025, Wren was most common in Wyoming (5.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alaska and Vermont.