Boys' name · since 1880
Warner
8,554 babies named Warner in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,363 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,554
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
Warner currently ranks #1363 among boys' names in America, with 8,554 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Warner has been recorded 8,554 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #1363 nationally and more common than 90% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,323 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,363 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,554 born since 1880
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Warner ranks #1,323 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,363 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,554 born since 1880, peaking in the 1930s.
- #1,323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,363 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,554
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
Warner's 8,554 recorded births place it above 97.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Warner compares
8,554 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Warner's all-time total is 23x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Warner | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,554 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 167 | 34 | 22,252 |
Warner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Warner's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 167, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Warner popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 167
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Warner popularity over time - girls
79 total births recorded since 1929 (Warner as girls' name)
Warner by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (1,316 births, 15% of the file).
1930s was Warner's strongest decade.
1,316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Warner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 168
1880s
168 births
- 1890s 191
1890s
191 births
- 1900s 189
1900s
189 births
- 1910s
1910s
728 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,186 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,316 births
- 1940s
1940s
822 births
- 1950s
1950s
624 births
- 1960s
1960s
539 births
- 1970s 304
1970s
304 births
- 1980s 265
1980s
265 births
- 1990s 229
1990s
229 births
- 2000s 403
2000s
403 births
- 2010s
2010s
825 births
- 2020s
2020s
765 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 1,316 births (15% of all-time use).
How Warner compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Warner's total volume
Warner by state
Where Warner concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 336 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 296 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 286 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 220 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 195 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 182 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 164 | 1.9% |
| #8 | New York | | 161 | 1.9% |
336 of 8,554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Warner appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Warner's data
- Warner's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (1,316 total births) through the 2020s (765) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Warners (336 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Warner
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Warner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Warner draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.