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Wren

Boy's name · #1090 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

13% boys · 87% girls — About 87% of babies named Wren in recent years have been girls. Wren →

Popularity over time

Wren is near its high-water mark: it reached #986 in 2023 and still ranked #1090 in 2025. About 2,300 boys have carried it since 1917.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#398 in Scotland (2025) · #443 in England & Wales (2025) · #815 in Ireland (2025) · #639 in Canada (2024).

Famous Wrens

• Wren T. Brown — American actor and producer
• Wren Blair — Canadian ice hockey coach (1925–2013)
• Wren Howard — British publisher (1893–1968)
• Wren Hoskyns — British doctor (1956–2015)
• Wren Williams — Virginia politician

In stories & tradition

• Wren — Middle School Moguls (TV series)

What Wrens become

Among 15 notable people named Wren:

Entertainers appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Wren T. Brown, American actor and producer.

Similar names: Riggs · Cedar · Eren · Seven · Kacen · Auden

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