Wren
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning small brown songbird.
Babies a year
362
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#231
down from #213
UK popularity
#137
362 babies · down from #128
How Wren has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #705 |
| 2016 | #524 |
| 2017 | #465 |
| 2018 | #468 |
| 2019 | #426 |
| 2020 | #361 |
| 2021 | #252 |
| 2022 | #184 |
| 2023 | #196 |
| 2024 | #213 |
| 2025 | #231 |
Wren by the numbers
In 2025, 362 babies in England and Wales were named Wren. In the US, 779 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
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