Warren

Meaning: River, water; also linked to protect
Origin: Celtic root; the protect interpretation comes from a phonetic link to Germanic (from Celtic, via Old French)

Boy's name · #240 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Warren — on the books since 1880, #240 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 185,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#319 in France (2025) · #1,149 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,892 in Switzerland (2025) · #449 in Canada (2024).

Famous Warrens

Warren G. Harding — President of the United States from 1921 to 1923
Warren Buffett — American investor, entrepreneur and businessman
Warren Beatty — American actor and filmmaker
Warren Christopher — U.S. Secretary of State (1925–2011)
Warren Hastings — Governor-General of Bengal, 1773–1785

In stories & tradition

Warren Worthington III — X-Men (comics)
Warren Mears — Buffyverse
Warren Fox — Hollyoaks (TV series)

What Warrens become

Among 1,330 notable people named Warren:

Sports figures appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Warren Zaïre-Emery, French footballer (born 2006).

Similar names: Francis · Walter · Leonard · Darren · Edwin · Alvin

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