Unisex name · since 1888
Wren
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 13,641 babies named Wren, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #231 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,641
- born since 1888
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Wren is the #231 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 13,641 recorded since 1888.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wren has been recorded 13,641 times among girls since 1888, currently ranked #231 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #1,374 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #231 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,641 born since 1888
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wren ranks #1,374 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #231 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,641 born since 1888, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #231 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,641
- born since 1888
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wren's 13,641 recorded births place it above 98.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Wren compares
13,641 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Wren's all-time total is 36x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wren | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,641 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,609 | 21 | 19,840 |
Wren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wren splits its recorded history at 1992: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 1,609 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wren popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 1,609
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Wren popularity over time - boys
2,261 total births recorded since 1917 (Wren as boys' name)
Wren by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (8,023 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Wren's strongest decade.
8,023 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Wren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s 101
1980s
101 births
- 1990s 169
1990s
169 births
- 2000s 677
2000s
677 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,477 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,023 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 8,023 births (59% of all-time use).
How Wren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Wren's total volume
Wren by state
Where Wren concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 916 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 875 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 630 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 484 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 454 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 438 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 420 | 3.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 411 | 3.0% |
916 of 13,641 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Wren appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Wrens (916 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Wren 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.