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Wren name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Wren ranks #231 in female records (1,331 reported) and #1,090 in male records (198 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#231 · 1,331 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 113 female records (1,444 to 1,331); rank moved from #214 to #231.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 103 female records (1,228 to 1,331); rank moved from #252 to #231.
2025 male rank and count
#1,090 · 198 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 19 male records (217 to 198); rank moved from #1,030 to #1,090.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 8 male records (190 to 198); rank moved from #1,102 to #1,090.
Peak year in available data
2022: 1,609 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Wren becoming more popular?

Wren's reported female count decreased by 113 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #214 to #231. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Wren in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for WrenFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,6090201620252016: 595 female records2017: 676 female records2018: 667 female records2019: 745 female records2020: 862 female records2021: 1,228 female records2022: 1,609 female records2023: 1,549 female records2024: 1,444 female records2025: 1,331 female records2016: 89 male records2017: 111 male records2018: 112 male records2019: 106 male records2020: 150 male records2021: 190 male records2022: 221 male records2023: 224 male records2024: 217 male records2025: 198 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,3312311981,090
20241,4442142171,030
20231,549195224986
20221,6091842211,011
20211,2282521901,102
20208623601501,243
20197454271061,581
20186674681121,528
20176764641111,509
2016595524891,753

Questions about Wren’s popularity

How common is Wren in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Wren ranks #231 in female records (1,331 reported) and #1,090 in male records (198 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Wren?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Wren only.

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