Warner
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #1,362 for boys
Warner is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “descendant of Murnán”. In 2025 it ranked 1,362nd for boys in the US (137 babies).
What does Warner mean?
Germanic
“descendant of Murnán”
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval given name, from Germanic war, warin "cautious; heedful; wary; watchful" + her, heri "army", modern German Werner.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Warner a girl's or a boy's name?
Warner is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 137 boys in the US.
How popular is Warner in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,362among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 137about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 137 boys in the US were named Warner, making it the 1,362nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,489th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 167 boys. 7 girls were also named Warner in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Warner in the US since 1880 were born between 1926 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Warner in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 137 | #1,362 |
| 2024 | 120 | #1,494 |
| 2023 | 128 | #1,420 |
| 2022 | 127 | #1,433 |
| 2021 | 139 | #1,334 |
| 2020 | 114 | #1,489 |
| 2019 | 102 | #1,614 |
| 2018 | 135 | #1,335 |
| 2017 | 113 | #1,488 |
| 2016 | 83 | #1,811 |
| 2015 | 78 | #1,870 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,016 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,249 |
| 2012 | 74 | #1,922 |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,546 |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,068 |
| 2009 | 59 | #2,230 |
| 2008 | 49 | #2,541 |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,088 |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,783 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,842 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,388 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,813 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,557 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,393 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,483 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,085 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,426 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,821 |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,725 |
| 1980 | 33 | #1,726 |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,104 |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,794 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,063 |
| 1976 | 24 | #1,998 |
| 1975 | 34 | #1,529 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,886 |
| 1973 | 30 | #1,586 |
| 1972 | 35 | #1,441 |
| 1971 | 40 | #1,330 |
| 1970 | 41 | #1,296 |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,252 |
| 1968 | 29 | #1,454 |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,043 |
| 1966 | 48 | #1,059 |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,106 |
| 1964 | 49 | #1,082 |
| 1963 | 70 | #890 |
| 1962 | 81 | #840 |
| 1961 | 63 | #966 |
| 1960 | 65 | #939 |
| 1959 | 60 | #992 |
| 1958 | 70 | #901 |
| 1957 | 52 | #1,049 |
| 1956 | 67 | #909 |
| 1955 | 65 | #920 |
| 1954 | 57 | #984 |
| 1953 | 68 | #867 |
| 1952 | 79 | #790 |
| 1951 | 53 | #962 |
| 1950 | 53 | #947 |
| 1949 | 68 | #823 |
| 1948 | 78 | #765 |
| 1947 | 81 | #763 |
| 1946 | 73 | #777 |
| 1945 | 75 | #704 |
| 1944 | 81 | #695 |
| 1943 | 88 | #681 |
| 1942 | 81 | #713 |
| 1941 | 88 | #648 |
| 1940 | 109 | #568 |
| 1939 | 118 | #529 |
| 1938 | 135 | #501 |
| 1937 | 147 | #458 |
| 1936 | 136 | #485 |
| 1935 | 165 | #445 |
| 1934 | 160 | #446 |
| 1933 | 130 | #491 |
| 1932 | 124 | #521 |
| 1931 | 96 | #602 |
| 1930 | 105 | #584 |
| 1929 | 118 | #536 |
| 1928 | 91 | #659 |
| 1927 | 92 | #662 |
| 1926 | 103 | #619 |
| 1925 | 93 | #663 |
| 1924 | 125 | #568 |
| 1923 | 117 | #580 |
| 1922 | 122 | #581 |
| 1921 | 167 | #474 |
| 1920 | 158 | #483 |
| 1919 | 107 | #580 |
| 1918 | 108 | #585 |
| 1917 | 91 | #620 |
| 1916 | 111 | #542 |
| 1915 | 86 | #621 |
| 1914 | 73 | #585 |
| 1913 | 61 | #552 |
| 1912 | 52 | #556 |
| 1911 | 20 | #707 |
| 1910 | 19 | #677 |
| 1909 | 21 | #574 |
| 1908 | 19 | #585 |
| 1907 | 26 | #457 |
| 1906 | 17 | #568 |
| 1905 | 17 | #574 |
| 1904 | 22 | #452 |
| 1903 | 24 | #401 |
| 1902 | 10 | #743 |
| 1901 | 13 | #559 |
| 1900 | 20 | #534 |
| 1899 | 25 | #362 |
| 1898 | 21 | #435 |
| 1897 | 15 | #515 |
| 1896 | 25 | #388 |
| 1895 | 13 | #579 |
| 1894 | 16 | #502 |
| 1893 | 15 | #479 |
| 1892 | 24 | #384 |
| 1891 | 15 | #456 |
| 1890 | 22 | #376 |
| 1889 | 23 | #369 |
| 1888 | 23 | #387 |
| 1887 | 12 | #516 |
| 1886 | 18 | #417 |
| 1885 | 17 | #439 |
| 1884 | 22 | #375 |
| 1883 | 18 | #412 |
| 1882 | 15 | #469 |
| 1881 | 10 | #563 |
| 1880 | 10 | #600 |
Names like Warner
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Walter Henry Charlie William Otto Archie Fletcher Emmett Lewis Arthur Otis Everett
Names related to Warner
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Warner: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/warner, updated 20 October 2026.