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
Showing
- 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
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it. Not on the chart: 5 girls in 1888 (see the data table).
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 | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
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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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1888
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 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Montana#29 · 1 in 157
- Idaho#55 · 1 in 247
- Alaska#70 · 1 in 207
- South Dakota#84 · 1 in 277
- Utah#94 · 1 in 379
Best ever in a state: #17 in Wyoming, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #29 | 18 | 1 in 157 |
| Idaho | #55 | 29 | 1 in 247 |
| Alaska | #70 | 8 | 1 in 207 |
| South Dakota | #84 | 11 | 1 in 277 |
| Utah | #94 | 45 | 1 in 379 |
| Wisconsin | #105 | 45 | 1 in 450 |
| Minnesota | #114 | 45 | 1 in 477 |
| Arkansas | #119 | 24 | 1 in 441 |
| Michigan | #128 | 65 | 1 in 550 |
| Maine | #131 | 8 | 1 in 389 |
| Kansas | #136 | 23 | 1 in 513 |
| Nebraska | #138 | 16 | 1 in 444 |
| West Virginia | #139 | 11 | 1 in 461 |
| Pennsylvania | #163 | 68 | 1 in 687 |
| Iowa | #173 | 18 | 1 in 654 |
| Virginia | #175 | 46 | 1 in 734 |
| Ohio | #178 | 63 | 1 in 750 |
| North Carolina | #180 | 58 | 1 in 801 |
| Rhode Island | #180 | 5 | 1 in 490 |
| South Carolina | #188 | 25 | 1 in 732 |
| Oregon | #190 | 19 | 1 in 687 |
| Tennessee | #194 | 39 | 1 in 822 |
| Louisiana | #195 | 22 | 1 in 744 |
| Washington | #196 | 37 | 1 in 780 |
| Indiana | #201 | 34 | 1 in 821 |
| Missouri | #208 | 29 | 1 in 838 |
| Oklahoma | #225 | 17 | 1 in 869 |
| Arizona | #233 | 29 | 1 in 973 |
| Alabama | #236 | 20 | 1 in 916 |
| Colorado | #245 | 26 | 1 in 897 |
| Georgia | #262 | 39 | 1 in 1,159 |
| Massachusetts | #263 | 22 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Connecticut | #280 | 11 | 1 in 1,046 |
| Kentucky | #286 | 15 | 1 in 1,150 |
| Illinois | #294 | 36 | 1 in 1,231 |
| Mississippi | #301 | 9 | 1 in 989 |
| Maryland | #304 | 17 | 1 in 1,176 |
| New York | #380 | 45 | 1 in 1,741 |
| New Jersey | #422 | 18 | 1 in 1,972 |
| Texas | #427 | 79 | 1 in 2,032 |
| California | #458 | 73 | 1 in 2,215 |
| Florida | #489 | 37 | 1 in 2,345 |
| Nevada | #508 | 5 | 1 in 1,840 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North 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
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 18 spots since 2024 (#213 → #231)
- 129 spots since 2020 (#360 → #231)
- Biggest jump: 197 spots in 2013
- Biggest drop: 18 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · girls
134 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 2022 at #184 (1,609 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 14 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 2012–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,019
- 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%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 58.8% of all girls named Wren (8,023) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1995
- 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.
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