Wren is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Wren is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #231 among girls (1,331) and #1,090 among boys (198) — overall #443 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,529 | 1,529 | #231 | #1,090 |
| 2024 | 1,661 | 1,661 | #214 | #1,030 |
| 2023 | 1,773 | 1,773 | #195 | #986 |
| 2022 | 1,830 | 1,830 | #184 | #1,011 |
| 2021 | 1,418 | 1,418 | #252 | #1,102 |
| 2020 | 1,012 | 1,012 | #360 | #1,243 |
| 2019 | 851 | 851 | #427 | #1,581 |
| 2018 | 779 | 779 | #468 | #1,528 |
| 2017 | 787 | 787 | #464 | #1,509 |
| 2016 | 684 | 684 | #524 | #1,753 |
| 2015 | 471 | 471 | #707 | #2,130 |
| 2014 | 448 | 448 | #699 | #2,749 |
| 2013 | 388 | 388 | #797 | #2,560 |
| 2012 | 283 | 283 | #998 | #3,708 |
| 2011 | 239 | 239 | #1,176 | #3,361 |
| 2010 | 217 | 217 | #1,291 | #3,449 |
| 2009 | 152 | 152 | #1,675 | #5,315 |
| 2008 | 127 | 127 | #1,879 | #6,744 |
| 2007 | 109 | 109 | #2,162 | #5,650 |
| 2006 | 113 | 113 | #2,002 | #6,444 |
| 2005 | 70 | 70 | #2,934 | #5,863 |
| 2004 | 66 | 66 | #2,925 | #6,954 |
| 2003 | 51 | 51 | #3,653 | #6,241 |
| 2002 | 44 | 44 | #3,806 | #7,619 |
| 2001 | 42 | 42 | #3,937 | #7,507 |
| 2000 | 28 | 28 | #6,201 | #6,816 |
| 1999 | 44 | 44 | #3,715 | #6,023 |
| 1998 | 34 | 34 | #4,631 | #6,299 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | #7,725 | — |
| 1996 | 23 | — | #6,386 | #7,115 |
| 1995 | 22 | — | #5,945 | #8,838 |
| 1994 | 19 | — | #9,563 | #5,856 |
| 1993 | 27 | — | #4,996 | #7,617 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,724 | — |
| 1991 | 31 | — | #5,000 | #5,089 |
| 1990 | 23 | — | #8,480 | #4,398 |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #8,022 | #3,804 |
| 1988 | 25 | — | #5,891 | #4,438 |
| 1987 | 25 | — | #5,305 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 23 | — | #6,603 | #3,876 |
| 1985 | 20 | — | #6,451 | #4,684 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #6,205 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #12,288 | — |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #5,249 | — |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,785 | — |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #4,837 | — |
| 1978 | 17 | — | #5,558 | #6,748 |
| 1977 | 21 | — | #4,423 | #6,843 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #7,284 | — |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #9,047 | — |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #4,861 | — |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #6,351 | — |
| 1969 | 5 | — | — | #5,030 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #6,033 | — |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,759 | — |
| 1963 | 11 | — | #6,577 | #4,616 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,570 | — |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #5,299 | — |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #4,175 | — |
| 1959 | 11 | — | #4,026 | — |
| 1958 | 13 | — | #4,886 | #4,498 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | #4,531 | — |
| 1956 | 14 | — | #4,831 | #3,934 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,820 | — |
| 1954 | 7 | — | — | #3,448 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #4,220 | — |
| 1952 | 9 | — | — | #2,871 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #4,825 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #6,054 | — |
| 1943 | 6 | — | — | #3,535 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,557 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #4,275 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | — | #3,286 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | — | #4,534 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | — | #3,691 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | — | #3,403 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | — | #3,254 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | — | #4,892 |
| 1922 | 10 | — | — | #3,012 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,975 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | — | #3,735 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,595 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #4,190 | — |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,470 | — |