Wren
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- REN
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #143 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #231 for girls
Wren is a name of English origin, meaning “wren, a small songbird”. In 2025 it ranked 143rd for girls in the UK (395 babies) and 231st for girls in the US (1,331 babies).
What does Wren mean?
English: bird name, from Old English wrenna
“wren, a small songbird”
From the bird name; Sir Christopher Wren, architect of St Paul's Cathedral, bore it as a surname.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Wren a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Wren has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 395 girls and 97 boys in the UK and 1,331 girls and 198 boys in the US.
How popular is Wren in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #143among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 395about 1 in 700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 72% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 395 girls in the UK were named Wren, making it the 143rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 221st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 423 girls. 97 boys were also named Wren in 2025 (460th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Wren in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 427 girls in the UK were given Wren or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #149.
In 2025, 80% of the babies named Wren in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 137th in England and Wales, 164th in Scotland and 205th in Northern Ireland.
Wren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 395 | #143 |
| 2024 | 423 | #131 |
| 2023 | 421 | #133 |
| 2022 | 362 | #154 |
| 2021 | 305 | #186 |
| 2020 | 240 | #221 |
| 2019 | 249 | #217 |
| 2018 | 230 | #242 |
| 2017 | 206 | #267 |
| 2016 | 158 | #337 |
| 2015 | 119 | #423 |
| 2014 | 99 | #481 |
| 2013 | 81 | #564 |
| 2012 | 53 | #799 |
| 2011 | 33 | #1,117 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,621 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Wren in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #231among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,331about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 90% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,331 girls in the US were named Wren, making it the 231st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 360th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 1,609 girls. It first appears in the records in 1888. 198 boys were also named Wren in 2025 (1,084th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Wren in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,512 girls in the US were given Wren or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #236.
Girls were 65% of the babies named Wren in the US in 1991, and 87% in 2025.
Wren in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,331 | #231 |
| 2024 | 1,444 | #213 |
| 2023 | 1,549 | #195 |
| 2022 | 1,609 | #184 |
| 2021 | 1,228 | #252 |
| 2020 | 862 | #360 |
| 2019 | 745 | #426 |
| 2018 | 667 | #468 |
| 2017 | 676 | #464 |
| 2016 | 595 | #523 |
| 2015 | 405 | #703 |
| 2014 | 404 | #697 |
| 2013 | 340 | #797 |
| 2012 | 254 | #994 |
| 2011 | 206 | #1,175 |
| 2010 | 185 | #1,287 |
| 2009 | 134 | #1,660 |
| 2008 | 114 | #1,865 |
| 2007 | 93 | #2,147 |
| 2006 | 100 | #1,988 |
| 2005 | 56 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,885 |
| 2003 | 39 | #3,586 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3,726 |
| 2001 | 33 | #3,860 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,625 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,234 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #4,585 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1960 | 11 | #3,919 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,519 |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,201 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #3,954 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,617 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,276 |
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Wren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/wren, updated 20 October 2026.