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Wren Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Wren?

The somewhat popular name Wren was the 469th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 465, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2017 with 672 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Wren was less than 5, most recently in 1984.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Wren occurred roughly during the years 1984-1987, 1988-1991, 1994-1999, and 2000-2017.

Sometimes the name Wren has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Wren popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The popularity trend for Wren has been soaring upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Wren for their newborn has risen.

The name Wren still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Wren (Girl)Wren (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 661 469 111 1,530
2017 672 465 111 1,504
2016 594 525 88 1,760
2015 404 706 65 2,141
2014 402 701 43 2,799
2013 338 800 48 2,556
2012 253 1,002 29 3,708
2011 206 1,176 33 3,357
2010 185 1,290 32 3,446
2009 134 1,673 18 5,313
2008 114 1,879 13 6,737
2007 93 2,160 16 5,650
2006 100 2,000 13 6,444
2005 56 2,933 14 5,861
2004 55 2,924 11 6,949
2003 39 3,652 12 6,237
2002 35 3,804 9 7,613
2001 33 3,937 9 7,500
2000 18 6,198 10 6,813
1999 33 3,714 11 6,024
1998 24 4,629 10 6,297
1997 12 7,724 < 5 --
1996 15 6,385 8 7,115
1995 16 5,944 6 8,837
1994 9 9,562 10 5,856
1993 20 4,994 7 7,616
1992 10 8,720 < 5 --
1991 20 4,998 11 5,088
1990 10 8,478 13 4,396
1989 10 8,021 15 3,805
1988 14 5,892 11 4,436
1987 15 5,306 10 4,562
1986 11 6,597 12 3,874
1985 11 6,446 9 4,684
1984 < 5 -- < 5 --
1983 11 6,203 < 5 --
1982 5 12,286 < 5 --
1981 14 5,244 < 5 --
1980 10 6,785 < 5 --
1979 15 4,835 < 5 --
1978 12 5,556 5 6,747
1977 16 4,421 5 6,834
1976 8 7,284 < 5 --
1975 6 9,048 < 5 --
1974 < 5 -- < 5 --
1973 12 4,858 < 5 --
1972 < 5 -- < 5 --
1971 < 5 -- < 5 --
1970 8 6,350 < 5 --
1969 < 5 -- 5 5,029
1968 < 5 -- < 5 --
1967 7 6,028 < 5 --
1966 < 5 -- < 5 --
1965 < 5 -- < 5 --
1964 6 6,756 < 5 --
1963 6 6,575 5 4,614
1962 6 6,567 < 5 --
1961 8 5,300 < 5 --
1960 11 4,170 < 5 --
1959 11 4,024 < 5 --
1958 8 4,882 5 4,496
1957 9 4,530 < 5 --
1956 8 4,829 6 3,931
1955 6 5,820 < 5 --
1954 < 5 -- 7 3,448
1953 9 4,220 < 5 --
1952 < 5 -- 9 2,870
1951 7 4,826 < 5 --
1950 < 5 -- < 5 --
1949 5 6,054 < 5 --
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1943 < 5 -- 6 3,535
1942 < 5 -- 6 3,558
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1932 < 5 -- 5 4,274
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1930 < 5 -- 8 3,285
1929 < 5 -- 5 4,534
1928 < 5 -- 7 3,692
1927 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1925 < 5 -- 8 3,405
1924 < 5 -- 9 3,254
1923 < 5 -- 5 4,892
1922 < 5 -- 10 3,012
1921 < 5 -- 5 4,976
1920 < 5 -- < 5 --
1919 < 5 -- 7 3,735
1918 < 5 -- < 5 --
1917 < 5 -- 5 4,595
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1888 5 1,470 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.