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

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Peak · girls
2022 · 1,609 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
13,641
since 1888

Wren over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013girlsat peakboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2311,331#1,084198
2024#2131,444#1,026217
2023#1951,549#977224
2022#1841,609#1,007221
2021#2521,228#1,100190
2020#360862#1,240150
2019#426745#1,574106
2018#468667#1,521112
2017#464676#1,502111
2016#523595#1,73989
2015#703405#2,11266
2014#697404#2,70544
2013#797340#2,52848
2012#994254#3,62529
2011#1,175206#3,30633
2010#1,287185#3,37732
2009#1,660134#5,10218
2008#1,865114#6,39313
2007#2,14793#5,43416
2006#1,988100#6,09413
2005#2,90256#5,57814
2004#2,88955#6,52011
2003#3,59039#5,87712
2002#3,73035#7,0559
2001#3,86433#6,9359
2000#5,93718#6,31610
1999#3,63933#5,65611
1998#4,49224#5,84010
1997#7,28312—
1996#6,06415#6,4968
1995#5,67716#7,7926
1994#8,8049#5,45210
1993#4,82620#6,8167
1992#8,06510—
1991#4,80820#4,76011
1990#7,88010#4,16713
1989#7,44910#3,61815
1988#5,59814#4,16211
1987#5,07415#4,23910
1986#6,15611#3,65312
1985#6,03111#4,3339
1984——
1983#5,82411—
1982#10,5175—
1981#4,96314—
1980#6,31910—
1979#4,62615—
1978#5,21412#5,7725
1977#4,23516#5,8455
1976#6,6118—
1975#7,9846—
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1973#4,58612—
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1963#5,8916#4,0485
1962#5,8606—
1961#4,8828—
1960#3,92011—
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1958#4,5208#3,9445
1957#4,2029—
1956#4,4678#3,5356
1955#5,2086—
1954—#3,1767
1953#3,9559—
1952—#2,6809
1951#4,3857—
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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 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedNHWashington: #385 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,754 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #666 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,452 girlsMNIllinois: #846 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,830 girlsILWisconsin: #536 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,563 girlsWIMichigan: #752 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,164 girlsMINew York: #1,238 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,296 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedRIOregon: #344 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,365 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedIAIndiana: #386 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsINOhio: #814 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,781 girlsOHPennsylvania: #846 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,208 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #916 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 5,699 girlsCAUtah: #415 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,766 girlsUTColorado: #406 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedNEMissouri: #915 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,404 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedWVVirginia: #630 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,298 girlsVAMaryland: #598 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedDEArizona: #853 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,389 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedNMKansas: #515 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,145 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedARTennessee: #656 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,304 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,040 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,329 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #625 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,920 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #739 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,330 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedALGeorgia: #485 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,327 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Wren, so not publishedHITexas: #1,205 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 8,049 girlsTXFlorida: #1,070 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,763 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#344 · 1 in 1,365
  2. Washington#385 · 1 in 1,754
  3. Indiana#386 · 1 in 1,755
  4. Colorado#406 · 1 in 1,748
  5. Utah#415 · 1 in 1,766

Best ever in a state: #17 in Wyoming, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#344111 in 1,365
Washington#385171 in 1,754
Indiana#386171 in 1,755
Colorado#406131 in 1,748
Utah#415101 in 1,766
Georgia#485201 in 2,327
Kansas#51561 in 2,145
Wisconsin#53691 in 2,563
Maryland#59881 in 2,940
South Carolina#62561 in 2,920
Virginia#630111 in 3,298
Tennessee#65691 in 3,304
Minnesota#66671 in 3,452
Oklahoma#73951 in 3,330
Michigan#752101 in 4,164
Ohio#814111 in 4,781
Illinois#846121 in 4,830
Pennsylvania#846101 in 5,208
Arizona#85371 in 4,389
Missouri#91551 in 5,404
California#916361 in 5,699
North Carolina#1,04071 in 6,329
Florida#1,070121 in 6,763
Texas#1,205201 in 8,049
New York#1,238111 in 8,296
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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)
  • 472 spots since 2015 (#703 → #231)
  • Biggest jump: 197 spots in 2013 (#994 → #797)
  • Biggest drop: 18 spots in 2024 (#195 → #213)
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,276 (1888)#1,276
1890s0——
1900s0——
1910s5#3,618 (1914)#3,618
1920s0——
1930s0——
1940s5#5,244 (1949)#5,244
1950s58#3,827 (1959)#4,366
1960s44#3,920 (1960)#5,337
1970s77#4,235 (1977)#5,582
1980s101#4,963 (1981)#6,437
1990s169#3,639 (1999)#6,154
2000s677#1,660 (2009)#3,057
2010s4,477#426 (2019)#753
2020s8,023#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 2013

girls
#797
340 births · 1 in 5,161 girls
boys
#2,528
48 births · 1 in 39,408 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #797Wren340

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #2,528Wren48
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 5,161 of them was named Wren, which outranked 95.9% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wren
  1. #794Kiana343
  2. #795Cindy342
  3. #796Jocelynn341
  4. #797Wren340
  5. #798Emory339
  6. #798Milania339
  7. #800Alaya338
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

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

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 39,408 of them was named Wren, which outranked 82.0% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wren
  1. #2,492Yasser49
  2. #2,492Yonathan49
  3. #2,492Zaki49
  4. #2,528Wren48
  5. #2,528Abdallah48
  6. #2,528Abelardo48
  7. #2,528Adryan48
  8. #2,562Adian47
  9. #2,562Adonai47
  10. #2,562Alen47

Tied with 33 names at #2,528; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

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

See the top 100 for 2013 →