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Wren

Pronounced /ɹɛn/

Rank in 2024
#1,020
Born in 2024
217
Peak year
2023 · #977
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for girls:1,442 in 2024 (#213)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 217 boys were named Wren, about 1 in every 7,905.
  • It peaked in 2023 with 224 babies, ranked #977.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1917.
  • 2,063 boys have been named Wren since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Wren per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 49 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 37 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 32 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 15 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 112 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 240 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,578 babies, 0.07 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Originally a nickname, from Middle English wrenne (“wren”). ==== Proper noun ==== Wren A surname transferred from the nickname. Sir Christopher Wren, English architect (rare) A male or female given name. ===== Derived terms =====

  • (rare) A male or female given name.
Origin
Not recorded
Say it
/ɹɛn/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Wren, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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    Warren

    Rank
    #262
    Born '24
    1,327
    Origin
    Germanic
    1880peak 19212024