Unisex name · since 2004

Wrenn

448 babies named Wrenn in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#12,652 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,699 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
448
born since 2004
2020s
peak decade

448 babies have been named Wrenn since 2004, making it today's #3699 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wrenn has been recorded 448 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #3699 nationally and more common than 79% 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 2004 to 2025.

  • #12,652 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,699 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 448 born since 2004
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wrenn ranks #12,652 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,699 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 448 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.

#12,652 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,699 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
448
born since 2004
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.6%
Wrenn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Wrenn's 448 recorded births place it above 82.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.

How Wrenn compares

448 Top 47% higher than 53% 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

Wrenn's all-time total is 19% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Wrenn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 448 376 567,345
Peak-year births 55 21 19,840

Wrenn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Wrenn's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Wrenn popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
55
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
0204060 20042008201120142017202020232025 41

Wrenn popularity over time - boys

59 total births recorded since 1987 (Wrenn as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 59 births
4681012 19872018202020212022202320242025 6

Wrenn by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (261 births, 58% of the file).

2020s was Wrenn's strongest decade.

261 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Wrenn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 261 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Wrenn by state

Where Wrenn concentrates geographically, total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Wrenn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
30 6.7%
#2 California
23 5.1%
#3 Texas
5 1.1%
North Carolina share of Wrenn's total US births 6.7%
Even split

30 of 448 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wrenn?
Since 2004, Social Security records show 448 babies named Wrenn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #12,652 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,699 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 55 births.
Where does Wrenn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wrenn ranks #12,652 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,699 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Wrenn most popular?
Wrenn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 261 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Wrenn most popular?
The top states for the name Wrenn are North Carolina (30 births), California (23 births), Texas (5 births).
Is Wrenn a unisex name?
Yes, Wrenn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 448 births, and as a boy's name it has 59 births.
How long has the name Wrenn been used?
Records for Wrenn go back to 2004, giving 22 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Wrenn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wren, Wrenley, Wrenlee, Wrenleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Wrenn's data

  • North Carolina records the most Wrenns (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Wrenn

Nearby Names Like Wrenn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wrenn

Names with a similar popularity rank to Wrenn

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wrenn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2025 (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 Wrenn 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.