girls:
10.8k births since 1888
#1509 (74th percentile)
boys:
1.8k births since 1917
#2910 (37th percentile)
overall:
12.7k births since 1888
#2336 (70th percentile)
The name Wren is the #2,336 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 12,692 recorded births since 1888. This represents the 69.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 69.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,509 (73.6% percentile) for all time with 10,848 births since 1888. For boys, it ranks #2,910 (36.5% percentile) for all time with 1,844 births since 1917.
Wren first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1888 (1888 for girls and 1917 for boys). Birth data for Wren is available in 82 out of the 136 years between 1888 and 2023 (66 years for girls and 58 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Wren has been given predominantly to girls, with 85.5% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 87.4% of babies named Wren were girls.
For girls, Wren reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 81.3% percentile (ranked #180) with 896 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 896 births per million (ranked 81.3% percentile). Despite a peak around 1995, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for girls. Currently, Wren is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #188 (80.2% percentile) with 879 births per million.
For boys, Wren reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 23.7% percentile (ranked #695) with 121 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 121 births per million (ranked 23.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1998, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Wren is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #695 (23.7% percentile) with 121 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Wren".
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