boy's name

Warner

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 8,769

Warner is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 144 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1921, when 167 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 23,023 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Warner over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,327
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Warner by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 168
1890s 191
1900s 189
1910s 728
1920s 1,192
1930s 1,327
1940s 832
1950s 636
1960s 539
1970s 304
1980s 265
1990s 229
2000s 403
2010s 846
2020s (to 2025) 784

How popular is Warner?

In 2025, Warner was given to 144 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Warner is used

United States #1,365 144 in 2025
Canada #1,831 11 in 2023
England & Wales #4,668 4 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Warner

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Warner also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Warner over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Warner

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Warner — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Warner

How popular is the name Warner?

In 2025, Warner was given to 144 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Warner a girl's or a boy's name?

Warner is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Warner?

Warner has 2 syllables.

When was Warner most popular?

Warner peaked in 1921, when 167 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Warner a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Warner currently ranks #1,365 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.