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 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Vermont#56 · 1 in 158
- Montana#157 · 1 in 470
- Utah#197 · 1 in 785
- Oregon#243 · 1 in 950
- Nebraska#276 · 1 in 1,011
Best ever in a state: #17 in Wyoming, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #56 | 7 | 1 in 158 |
| Montana | #157 | 6 | 1 in 470 |
| Utah | #197 | 23 | 1 in 785 |
| Oregon | #243 | 16 | 1 in 950 |
| Nebraska | #276 | 8 | 1 in 1,011 |
| Idaho | #281 | 7 | 1 in 920 |
| Washington | #292 | 26 | 1 in 1,236 |
| Illinois | #298 | 41 | 1 in 1,406 |
| Missouri | #298 | 21 | 1 in 1,292 |
| Indiana | #303 | 24 | 1 in 1,262 |
| Colorado | #315 | 18 | 1 in 1,309 |
| Kansas | #334 | 10 | 1 in 1,261 |
| South Carolina | #337 | 13 | 1 in 1,374 |
| Virginia | #342 | 24 | 1 in 1,547 |
| Ohio | #346 | 33 | 1 in 1,578 |
| Oklahoma | #409 | 10 | 1 in 1,679 |
| Maryland | #410 | 14 | 1 in 1,717 |
| Wisconsin | #434 | 12 | 1 in 1,942 |
| Minnesota | #445 | 13 | 1 in 1,888 |
| Michigan | #449 | 20 | 1 in 2,103 |
| Georgia | #489 | 21 | 1 in 2,288 |
| Arizona | #518 | 13 | 1 in 2,380 |
| Arkansas | #553 | 5 | 1 in 2,257 |
| Tennessee | #567 | 12 | 1 in 2,587 |
| Iowa | #594 | 5 | 1 in 2,600 |
| North Carolina | #605 | 15 | 1 in 3,021 |
| Texas | #665 | 48 | 1 in 3,485 |
| Louisiana | #668 | 7 | 1 in 2,998 |
| Pennsylvania | #684 | 14 | 1 in 3,704 |
| Florida | #698 | 23 | 1 in 3,770 |
| Kentucky | #721 | 5 | 1 in 3,652 |
| Massachusetts | #844 | 5 | 1 in 5,095 |
| New York | #923 | 17 | 1 in 5,285 |
| California | #1,014 | 31 | 1 in 6,572 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 2,978 of them was named Wren, which outranked 97.2% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 21,323 of them was named Wren, which outranked 87.8% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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- #1,739Wren89
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Tied with 14 names at #1,739; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.