Warren

#5,554 for girls in 2025, 22 births · #240 for boys in 2025, 1,471 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1921 · 7,798 births
Debut · boys
158 births
In top 100 · boys
29 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
184,518
since 1880

Warren over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #24, 1921boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,55422#2401,471
2024#9,55610#2631,329
2023#8,48612#3051,082
2022#9,05611#3331,014
2021#9,56210#346940
2020#11,0908#343936
2019#13,7996#349956
2018#11,4278#338995
2017—#360913
2016—#386828
2015—#399775
2014#16,5135#432700
2013#16,5475#474585
2012—#473577
2011—#498524
2010—#484538
2009—#458595
2008—#514530
2007—#513514
2006—#497521
2005—#550435
2004—#529451
2003—#493501
2002—#527427
2001—#515440
2000—#437545
1999—#467486
1998#14,1225#424546
1997—#407567
1996—#430524
1995—#401570
1994—#386604
1993—#376625
1992—#359661
1991#13,1475#365648
1990#11,4096#339728
1989#12,3625#304786
1988#10,3866#331650
1987#8,7787#301714
1986#9,5456#279756
1985#10,6775#278751
1984#8,1537#260799
1983#7,3128#254820
1982#9,2376#267803
1981#7,4098#265819
1980#4,74315#268812
1979#10,2105#259815
1978#6,9488#258788
1977#7,5677#253803
1976#8,1566#242828
1975#9,0675#231890
1974#4,45913#225936
1973#7,4356#2101,031
1972#5,4809#2081,095
1971#5,5439#1841,385
1970#5,4139#1821,507
1969#5,9747#1831,521
1968#4,48910#1731,548
1967#4,05311#1721,554
1966#2,75220#1671,625
1965#5,2897#1621,826
1964#5,4747#1602,037
1963#5,2967#1522,185
1962#3,59213#1512,166
1961—#1572,082
1960—#1652,017
1959#3,82711#1572,178
1958#4,1939#1482,299
1957#3,93010#1472,333
1956#4,8377#1412,334
1955#4,3768#1302,491
1954#3,01914#1262,621
1953#5,0406#1242,637
1952#3,7969#1172,638
1951—#1182,604
1950#3,6629#1182,467
1949#3,39310#1152,527
1948#3,5939#1092,657
1947#2,76914#1082,728
1946#3,4309#1052,537
1945#2,74211#1062,183
1944#2,62512#1002,349
1943#2,86111#1022,480
1942#3,1949#972,423
1941#3,2528#1052,043
1940#3,5037#1101,813
1939#3,7826#1041,892
1938#3,4507#1021,997
1937—#1061,822
1936#3,1038#951,976
1935#1,91717#971,994
1934#2,42412#962,024
1933#2,68810#991,809
1932#2,23514#1021,792
1931#1,68621#991,834
1930#1,66123#962,011
1929#1,39330#922,037
1928#1,78422#852,361
1927#2,02619#792,555
1926#1,72124#712,701
1925#1,57628#662,945
1924#1,72325#583,582
1923#1,55628#434,820
1922#1,89721#454,484
1921#1,57728#247,798
1920#1,66625#395,492
1919#1,98918#832,180
1918#2,82211#901,990
1917#4,5945#931,743
1916#3,2588#1021,549
1915#2,14314#1051,420
1914#2,8767#1081,033
1913#2,3318#109798
1912—#107697
1911—#113338
1910#1,9357#122264
1909—#120231
1908—#131194
1907—#131182
1906—#143144
1905—#124172
1904#1,8775#130163
1903—#112173
1902#1,7935#129149
1901—#113149
1900—#122191
1899—#103173
1898—#123151
1897—#120137
1896—#134125
1895—#110160
1894—#115141
1893—#116140
1892—#112157
1891—#107139
1890—#106157
1889—#98167
1888—#112148
1887—#94163
1886—#107144
1885—#96151
1884—#94164
1883—#91146
1882—#86183
1881—#83156
1880—#89158
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Warren was already there! It came in at #89, and was given to 158 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1899, when fewer than 190 boys a year got the name.

Where Warren is popular in 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #103 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 449 boysAKMaine: #134 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 910 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Warren, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Warren, so not publishedNHWashington: #181 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,211 boysWAIdaho: #135 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 729 boysIDMontana: #140 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 777 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Warren, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #173 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,674 boysMNIllinois: #234 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,724 boysILWisconsin: #247 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,763 boysWIMichigan: #332 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,828 boysMINew York: #187 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,244 boysNYMassachusetts: #170 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,794 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Warren, so not publishedRIOregon: #201 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,452 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Warren, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Warren, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Warren, so not publishedSDIowa: #263 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,193 boysIAIndiana: #197 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,601 boysINOhio: #248 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,466 boysOHPennsylvania: #209 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,199 boysPANew Jersey: #184 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,311 boysNJConnecticut: #194 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,622 boysCTCalifornia: #217 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 1,416 boysCAUtah: #143 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 866 boysUTColorado: #190 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,207 boysCONebraska: #192 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,544 boysNEMissouri: #219 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,673 boysMOKentucky: #281 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,948 boysKYWest Virginia: #166 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,382 boysWVVirginia: #148 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 902 boysVAMaryland: #140 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 813 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Warren, so not publishedDEArizona: #236 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,412 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Warren, so not publishedNMKansas: #148 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 956 boysKSArkansas: #194 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,151 boysARTennessee: #224 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,691 boysTNNorth Carolina: #185 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,156 boysNCSouth Carolina: #171 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 946 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #129 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 668 boysDCOklahoma: #178 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,181 boysOKLouisiana: #142 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 665 boysLAMississippi: #221 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,328 boysMSAlabama: #188 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,151 boysALGeorgia: #190 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,158 boysGAHawaii: #97 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 432 boysHITexas: #249 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,400 boysTXFlorida: #171 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 918 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#97 · 1 in 432
  2. Alaska#103 · 1 in 449
  3. District of Columbia#129 · 1 in 668
  4. Maine#134 · 1 in 910
  5. Idaho#135 · 1 in 729

Best ever in a state: #13 in Minnesota, 1921.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#97141 in 432
Alaska#10361 in 449
District of Columbia#129141 in 668
Maine#13481 in 910
Idaho#13581 in 729
Maryland#140291 in 813
Montana#14061 in 777
Louisiana#142471 in 665
Utah#143141 in 866
Kansas#148151 in 956
Virginia#148371 in 902
West Virginia#166101 in 1,382
Massachusetts#170211 in 1,794
Florida#171551 in 918
South Carolina#171231 in 946
Minnesota#173161 in 1,674
Oklahoma#178161 in 1,181
Washington#181181 in 1,211
New Jersey#184351 in 1,311
North Carolina#185361 in 1,156
New York#187981 in 1,244
Alabama#188241 in 1,151
Colorado#190151 in 1,207
Georgia#190351 in 1,158
Nebraska#19271 in 1,544
Arkansas#194131 in 1,151
Connecticut#194111 in 1,622
Indiana#197261 in 1,601
Oregon#201101 in 1,452
Pennsylvania#209361 in 2,199
California#2171061 in 1,416
Missouri#219211 in 1,673
Mississippi#221151 in 1,328
Tennessee#224191 in 1,691
Illinois#234481 in 1,724
Arizona#236121 in 1,412
Wisconsin#247111 in 2,763
Ohio#248331 in 2,466
Texas#249761 in 1,400
Iowa#26361 in 3,193
Kentucky#28191 in 2,948
Michigan#332181 in 3,828
Delaware———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Warren
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 23 spots since 2024 (#263 → #240)
  • 103 spots since 2020 (#343 → #240)
  • 159 spots since 2015 (#399 → #240)
  • Biggest jump: 56 spots in 2009 (#514 → #458)
  • Biggest drop: 78 spots in 2001 (#437 → #515)
Rise & fade · boys
41 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1921 at #24 (7,798 births)
  • Births halved by 1924, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 29 yrs · run 1917–1931
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 141
  • Highest: 1 in 141 boys born in 1921 were named Warren (0.71%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,161 boys born in 2025 (0.09%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 21.0% of all boys named Warren (38,775) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,580#83 (1881)#95
1890s1,480#103 (1899)#115
1900s1,748#112 (1903)#126
1910s12,012#83 (1919)#103
1920s38,775#24 (1921)#60
1930s19,151#95 (1936)#100
1940s23,740#97 (1942)#106
1950s24,602#117 (1952)#133
1960s18,561#151 (1962)#164
1970s10,078#182 (1970)#225
1980s7,710#254 (1983)#281
1990s5,959#339 (1990)#395
2000s4,959#437 (2000)#503
2010s7,391#338 (2018)#419
2020s6,772#240 (2025)#305

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Warren in 1972

girls
#5,480
9 births · 1 in 169,027 girls
boys
#208
1,095 births · 1 in 1,481 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #5,480Warren9

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #208Warren1,095
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 169,027 of them was named Warren, which outranked 43.3% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Warren
  1. #5,109Yvone10
  2. #5,109Zenda10
  3. #5,109Zola10
  4. #5,480Warren9
  5. #5,480Abbigail9
  6. #5,480Adelia9
  7. #5,480Adrinne9
  8. #5,959Abelina8
  9. #5,959Adinah8
  10. #5,959Adonna8

Tied with 478 names at #5,480; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,481 of them was named Warren, which outranked 96.4% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Warren
  1. #205Oscar1,111
  2. #206Terrance1,109
  3. #207Lonnie1,098
  4. #208Warren1,095
  5. #209Trevor1,093
  6. #210Wade1,053
  7. #211Geoffrey1,052
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1972 →