Wen
Boy · WUHN · Chinese
Wen is a boys' name of Chinese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Wen mean?
Chinese: Mandarin Wen, from many possible characters
Mandarin name whose meaning depends on the character, such as those for culture or warm.
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Is Wen a girl's or a boy's name?
Wen is a boys' name.
How popular is Wen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Wen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2005, 58% of the babies named Wen in the UK were girls. By 2014 it was 36%, with more boys than girls since 2007.
Wen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Wen in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 10 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Wen in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Wen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
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