Wren
#231 for girls in 2025, 1,331 births · #1,084 for boys in 2025, 198 births
Given to girls 85.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2022 · 1,609 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 13,641since 1888
Wren over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #231 | 1,331 | #1,084 | 198 |
| 2024 | #213 | 1,444 | #1,026 | 217 |
| 2023 | #195 | 1,549 | #977 | 224 |
| 2022 | #184 | 1,609 | #1,007 | 221 |
| 2021 | #252 | 1,228 | #1,100 | 190 |
| 2020 | #360 | 862 | #1,240 | 150 |
| 2019 | #426 | 745 | #1,574 | 106 |
| 2018 | #468 | 667 | #1,521 | 112 |
| 2017 | #464 | 676 | #1,502 | 111 |
| 2016 | #523 | 595 | #1,739 | 89 |
| 2015 | #703 | 405 | #2,112 | 66 |
| 2014 | #697 | 404 | #2,705 | 44 |
| 2013 | #797 | 340 | #2,528 | 48 |
| 2012 | #994 | 254 | #3,625 | 29 |
| 2011 | #1,175 | 206 | #3,306 | 33 |
| 2010 | #1,287 | 185 | #3,377 | 32 |
| 2009 | #1,660 | 134 | #5,102 | 18 |
| 2008 | #1,865 | 114 | #6,393 | 13 |
| 2007 | #2,147 | 93 | #5,434 | 16 |
| 2006 | #1,988 | 100 | #6,094 | 13 |
| 2005 | #2,902 | 56 | #5,578 | 14 |
| 2004 | #2,889 | 55 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #3,590 | 39 | #5,877 | 12 |
| 2002 | #3,730 | 35 | #7,055 | 9 |
| 2001 | #3,864 | 33 | #6,935 | 9 |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #3,639 | 33 | #5,656 | 11 |
| 1998 | #4,492 | 24 | #5,840 | 10 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #5,452 | 10 |
| 1993 | #4,826 | 20 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | — | |
| 1991 | #4,808 | 20 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #3,618 | 15 |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | — | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | — | |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | — | |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | — | |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #4,235 | 16 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | — | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | — | |
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | — | |
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | — | |
| 1969 | — | #4,404 | 5 | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | — | |
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | — | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | — | |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | — | |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | — | |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | — | |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | — | |
| 1954 | — | #3,176 | 7 | |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | — | |
| 1952 | — | #2,680 | 9 | |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | — | |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | — | |
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | #3,231 | 6 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
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| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,357 | 7 | |
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | — | #3,155 | 8 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,023 | 9 | |
| 1923 | — | #4,239 | 5 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,801 | 10 | |
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | — | #3,391 | 7 | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
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| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Wren! It came in at #1,276, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1950, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Wren is popular in 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Hampshire#136 · 1 in 445
- Idaho#149 · 1 in 499
- Montana#158 · 1 in 455
- Hawaii#172 · 1 in 481
- Kansas#209 · 1 in 754
Best ever in a state: #17 in Wyoming, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #136 | 8 | 1 in 445 |
| Idaho | #149 | 12 | 1 in 499 |
| Montana | #158 | 6 | 1 in 455 |
| Hawaii | #172 | 6 | 1 in 481 |
| Kansas | #209 | 16 | 1 in 754 |
| Oregon | #232 | 16 | 1 in 875 |
| Utah | #235 | 18 | 1 in 927 |
| Iowa | #265 | 13 | 1 in 944 |
| Indiana | #273 | 27 | 1 in 1,101 |
| Kentucky | #273 | 17 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Nebraska | #280 | 8 | 1 in 937 |
| Washington | #285 | 25 | 1 in 1,216 |
| West Virginia | #309 | 5 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Minnesota | #311 | 19 | 1 in 1,236 |
| Oklahoma | #322 | 13 | 1 in 1,204 |
| New Mexico | #353 | 5 | 1 in 1,164 |
| Colorado | #356 | 15 | 1 in 1,485 |
| Ohio | #356 | 32 | 1 in 1,594 |
| Wisconsin | #372 | 14 | 1 in 1,590 |
| Virginia | #380 | 22 | 1 in 1,634 |
| Tennessee | #391 | 19 | 1 in 1,641 |
| Maryland | #393 | 15 | 1 in 1,557 |
| Arizona | #400 | 17 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Louisiana | #406 | 12 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Massachusetts | #438 | 12 | 1 in 2,051 |
| North Carolina | #448 | 22 | 1 in 2,046 |
| Illinois | #456 | 26 | 1 in 2,059 |
| South Carolina | #481 | 9 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Missouri | #484 | 12 | 1 in 2,208 |
| Pennsylvania | #534 | 20 | 1 in 2,515 |
| Georgia | #544 | 19 | 1 in 2,435 |
| Arkansas | #548 | 5 | 1 in 2,203 |
| Michigan | #576 | 15 | 1 in 2,683 |
| California | #620 | 58 | 1 in 3,267 |
| New York | #663 | 26 | 1 in 3,334 |
| Texas | #746 | 41 | 1 in 3,876 |
| Florida | #1,095 | 12 | 1 in 7,091 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Wren
- 18 spots since 2024 (#213 → #231)
- 129 spots since 2020 (#360 → #231)
- 472 spots since 2015 (#703 → #231)
- Biggest jump: 197 spots in 2013 (#994 → #797)
- Biggest drop: 18 spots in 2024 (#195 → #213)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 2022 at #184 (1,609 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 2012–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,019 girls born in 2022 were named Wren (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,208 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
- 58.8% of all girls named Wren (8,023) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1994, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,276 (1888) | #1,276 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 5 | #3,618 (1914) | #3,618 |
| 1920s | 0 | — | — |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 5 | #5,244 (1949) | #5,244 |
| 1950s | 58 | #3,827 (1959) | #4,366 |
| 1960s | 44 | #3,920 (1960) | #5,337 |
| 1970s | 77 | #4,235 (1977) | #5,582 |
| 1980s | 101 | #4,963 (1981) | #6,437 |
| 1990s | 169 | #3,639 (1999) | #6,154 |
| 2000s | 677 | #1,660 (2009) | #3,057 |
| 2010s | 4,477 | #426 (2019) | #753 |
| 2020s | 8,023 | #184 (2022) | #239 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Wren in 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 2,550 of them was named Wren, which outranked 97.4% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 16,216 of them was named Wren, which outranked 89.2% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,513Marquise113
- #1,513Massimo113
- #1,513Zakaria113
- #1,521Wren112
- #1,521Carsyn112
- #1,521Edrick112
- #1,521Hadi112
- #1,530Ayman111
- #1,530Azriel111
- #1,530Gerson111
Tied with 8 names at #1,521; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.