Is Wren a boy or girl name?
Wren is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,442 girls and 217 boys were named Wren, so 86.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 85.6% of the 14,363 US babies named Wren were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,025
- Girl rank, 2024
- #213
- Babies named Wren since 1888
- 14,363
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,828 babies
Boys and girls named Wren, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 12 | 5 | 29.4% |
| 1920s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 12 | 5 | 29.4% |
| 1950s | 27 | 58 | 68.2% |
| 1960s | 10 | 44 | 81.5% |
| 1970s | 10 | 77 | 88.5% |
| 1980s | 57 | 101 | 63.9% |
| 1990s | 76 | 169 | 69% |
| 2000s | 125 | 677 | 84.4% |
| 2010s | 670 | 4,475 | 87% |
| 2020s | 1,002 | 6,684 | 87% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 217 | #1,025 | 1,442 | #213 |
| 2023 | 224 | #984 | 1,545 | #195 |
| 2022 | 221 | #1,010 | 1,607 | #184 |
| 2021 | 190 | #1,102 | 1,228 | #251 |
| 2020 | 150 | #1,243 | 862 | #360 |
| 2019 | 106 | #1,580 | 745 | #425 |
| 2018 | 112 | #1,528 | 666 | #468 |
| 2017 | 111 | #1,508 | 676 | #464 |
| 2016 | 89 | #1,752 | 595 | #524 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,130 | 405 | #706 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,749 | 403 | #702 |
| 2013 | 48 | #2,560 | 340 | #797 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,708 | 254 | #998 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,361 | 206 | #1,176 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,448 | 185 | #1,291 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,315 | 134 | #1,675 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,743 | 114 | #1,879 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,650 | 93 | #2,161 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,444 | 100 | #2,002 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,863 | 56 | #2,933 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,954 | 55 | #2,925 |
| 2003 | 12 | #6,240 | 39 | #3,653 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,617 | 35 | #3,805 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,505 | 33 | #3,937 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,816 | 18 | #6,200 |
| 1999 | 11 | #6,023 | 33 | #3,715 |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,299 | 24 | #4,630 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,724 |
| 1996 | 8 | #7,116 | 15 | #6,386 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,836 | 16 | #5,944 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,855 | 9 | #9,563 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,617 | 20 | #4,996 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,724 |
| 1991 | 11 | #5,089 | 20 | #5,000 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,397 | 10 | #8,480 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,804 | 10 | #8,022 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,438 | 14 | #5,891 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,567 | 15 | #5,305 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,876 | 11 | #6,603 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,684 | 11 | #6,450 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,205 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,288 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,248 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,785 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,837 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,746 | 12 | #5,557 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,842 | 16 | #4,423 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,285 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,048 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,859 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,351 |
| 1969 | 5 | #5,031 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,032 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,759 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,615 | 6 | #6,575 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,572 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,300 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,174 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,026 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,498 | 8 | #4,885 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,531 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,934 | 8 | #4,831 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,820 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,448 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,221 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,871 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,825 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,055 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,535 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,558 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,273 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,286 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,534 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,691 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,403 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,254 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,892 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 10 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,975 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,735 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,595 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,190 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,470 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wren reached #984 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #184 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wren
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.