Wren: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “wren bird”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- REN · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Girls (86% of all uses)
From the English bird name. As a given name it is modern, though Wren also exists as an English surname.
How popular is Wren?
Babies named Wren in 20241,659
2024 rank#213 girls
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 188014,363
Wren is rising: use over the last five years is 5.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Wren
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Wren questions
What does the name Wren mean?
Wren means "wren bird". It comes from English. From the English bird name. As a given name it is modern, though Wren also exists as an English surname.
Is Wren a boy or girl name?
Wren is mainly a girl's name in US records (86% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Wren?
1,659 US babies were named Wren in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Wren?
Wren is usually pronounced REN.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.