Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Wren

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
English
From the farm

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Animal
  • Bird
  • Green
  • Nature
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Wren

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #977, 224 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1084, 198 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #184, 1,607 births); most recent 2025 (rank #231, 1,331 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251981,331
20242171,442
20232241,545
20222211,607
20211901,228
2020150862
2019106745
2018112666
2017111676
201689595

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #443, 88 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #129, 387 births); most recent 2025 (rank #137, 362 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202588362
202463377
202364387
202259326
202151279
202045219
201934236
201838216
201717197
201619147

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #413, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #249, 17 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
2025417
2024416
2023310
2022812
2021–12
2020–5
2019––
2018–5
2017–3
2016–6

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #367, 9 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #117, 38 births); most recent 2025 (rank #164, 25 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
2025925
2024–38
2023329
2022428
2021418
2020317
2019613
2018–8
2017–9
2016–11

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #205, 8 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20258
20248
20235
20228
20218
20204
2019–
20186
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #73, 38 births); most recent 2023 (rank #72, 35 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
2023635
2022538
2021635
2020627
2019–15
2018–14
2017–15
2016–17
2015–7
2014–10

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence