US rank #262 Boys' name Peak 1921 183,044 births

Warren — #262 US boys' name

183,044 babies named Warren 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.

1880s15801890s14801900s17481910s120121920s387751930s191511940s237391950s246041960s185601970s100781980s77111990s59582000s49592010s73902020s5299
#262
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 98% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Warren was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

7,798 babies were named Warren in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Warren

The Social Security Administration has registered 183,044 babies named Warren between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Warren currently holds the #262 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 7,798 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Warren performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 38,775 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Warren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15,863 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Warren in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Warren in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 183,044 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Warren at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

183,044

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1921

7,798 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#262

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Warren popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1921)
7,798
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 158

Warren popularity over time — girls

962 total births recorded since 1902 (Warren as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 962 births
010203040 202419901979196819551943193119201902 5

Warren by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
38,775 births that decade — 21% of Warren's all-time total
1880s15801890s14801900s17481910s120121920s387751930s191511940s237391950s246041960s185601970s100781980s77111990s59582000s49592010s73902020s5299

Warren by state

Where Warren concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Warren
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15,863 8.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
11,389 6.2%
#3 California
10,745 5.9%
#4 Illinois
9,221 5.0%
#5 Texas
7,404 4.0%
#6 Ohio
7,063 3.9%
#7 Louisiana
6,361 3.5%
#8 Massachusetts
6,324 3.5%
New York share of Warren's total US births 8.7%
Even split

15,863 of 183,044 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Warren appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Warren?
183,044 babies have been named Warren since 1880. It currently ranks #262 among boys. The peak year was 1921 with 7,798 births.
When was Warren most popular?
Warren was most popular in the 1920s decade with 38,775 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Warren most popular?
The top states for the name Warren are New York (15,863 births), Pennsylvania (11,389 births), California (10,745 births).
How long has the name Warren been used?
Warren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Warren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ward, Warner, Wardell, Warrick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.