boy's name
Warren
WOR-en
- Origin Norman
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 198,357
the United States
#240
2025 births
Warren is a boy's name from a Norman place name, and it is the second-strongest revival we hold — it peaked in 1921 and now ranks 240th in the United States on 1,493 births, a century later.
- Warren is a name of Norman origin.
- Peaked in 1921, when 7,826 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 2,221 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Warren 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.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,580 |
| 1890s | 1,480 |
| 1900s | 1,758 |
| 1910s | 12,090 |
| 1920s | 39,025 |
| 1930s | 19,269 |
| 1940s | 23,840 |
| 1950s | 24,685 |
| 1960s | 18,643 |
| 1970s | 10,155 |
| 1980s | 7,783 |
| 1990s | 5,975 |
| 2000s | 4,959 |
| 2010s | 7,415 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 6,845 |
What Warren means
Warren comes from a Norman place name whose own meaning is not recovered. The English word warren, a rabbit enclosure, is a separate development and is not the source of the name.
Where Warren comes from
Warren is a Norman territorial surname, from La Varenne in Normandy, whose name may relate to a word for sandy or barren ground though this is not secure. William de Warenne fought at Hastings and became the first Earl of Surrey. The English common noun warren — an enclosure for rabbits, and later any rabbit colony — comes from a related Norman French word for a game preserve, but the personal name descends from the place rather than from the enclosure, so the rabbit reading given in some references has the direction wrong.
Warren in use
Warren peaked in the United States in 1921, when 7,826 babies were registered, and our data marks it reviving. It now ranks 240th in the United States on 1,493 births, 318th in France on 165 and 1144th in England and Wales on 26, across 198,357 lifetime births in four of the seven markets we track. After Lucille it is the strongest recovery in our data — a name that peaked over a century ago and is back inside the American top 250.
How popular is Warren?
In 2025, Warren was given to 1,493 babies in the United States, ranking #240 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Warren is used
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 Warren
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Warren also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Warren over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Warren
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Sibling names for Warren
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Warren — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Warren
What does the name Warren mean?
It comes from a Norman place name, La Varenne, whose own meaning is not recovered.
Is Warren related to a rabbit warren?
Only distantly. The common noun comes from a Norman word for a game preserve; the name comes from the place.
Is Warren coming back?
Our data marks it reviving — 240th in the United States, the second-strongest recovery we hold after Lucille.
How popular is Warren?
240th in the United States on 1,493 births and 318th in France.
Is Warren a girl's or a boy's name?
Warren is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Warren?
Warren has 2 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Warren?
Warren is usually shortened to Ren.
Is Warren a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Warren currently ranks #240 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.