Wrenley
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- REN-lee
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,512 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #158 for girls
Wrenley is a name of Modern origin, meaning “wren + meadow”. In 2025 it ranked 1,512th for girls in the UK (21 babies) and 158th for girls in the US (1,858 babies).
What does Wrenley mean?
Modern: modern blend of Wren and the -ley ending
“wren + meadow”
A modern coinage joining the bird name Wren to -ley, the Old English ending meaning clearing or meadow, as in Finley.
Is Wrenley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Wrenley has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 21 girls and 12 boys in the UK and 1,858 girls and 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Wrenley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,512th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Newly popular new in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 21 girls in the UK were named Wrenley, making it the 1,512th most popular name for girls. 12 boys were also named Wrenley in 2025 (2,087th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years.
In 2025, 27 girls in the UK were given Wrenley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,110, up from #1,512 for this spelling alone.
- Wrenley 21
- Renley 6
In 2025, 64% of the babies named Wrenley in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,454th in England and Wales.
Wrenley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,512 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
How popular is Wrenley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 158th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,858 about 1 in 870 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 882% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,858 girls in the US were named Wrenley, making it the 158th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 893rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,990 girls. It first appears in the records in 2013. 11 boys were also named Wrenley in 2025 (7,190th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Wrenley in the US since 1880 were born between 2022 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,789 girls in the US were given Wrenley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #74, up from #158 for this spelling alone.
Wrenley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,858 | #158 |
| 2024 | 1,990 | #148 |
| 2023 | 1,659 | #175 |
| 2022 | 1,119 | #284 |
| 2021 | 630 | #497 |
| 2020 | 297 | #893 |
| 2019 | 193 | #1,209 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,478 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2,546 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5,620 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
Nicknames for Wrenley
- Wren 395 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Wrenley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fiadh, Lainey, Orla, Miley, Riley, Indie, Eden, Nova, Ocean, Maeva, Tilly, Paisley
Other spellings of Wrenley
Renley, Wrenlee, Wrenleigh, Wrenly, Renlee, Renleigh, Wrynlee, Wrenlie, Wrenli, Renly, Renli
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani, Kayson
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, “Wrenley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/wrenley, updated 20 October 2026.