Warren

What Warren means

Means “river, water”

From the Anglo-Norman surname (de) Warenne, a reference to a place called Varenne, a hamlet near Arques-la-Bataille, along the river Varenne in Normandy, from Medieval Latin Warinna, a hydronym of Celtic / Gaulish origin, from *var-, *ver-

Source: Wiktionary, “Warren” (revision 93529859), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Warren?

US: Rising: up from #399 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #577 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1921, when 7,798 boys got the name (#24 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 1,161 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 10,459 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in VT (6.6 per 1,000 boys), WY (6.42 per 1,000 boys), SD (3.38 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Warren is #240 in the US and #1124 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 98.5% of US babies named Warren were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

If you like Warren

Boys

• Conrad#417“bold, brave + counsel”^*
• Otis#652Editor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #71 vs #652 in 2025
• Archie#301“anti-aircraft artillery”^*
• Lewis#433Same root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*
• Bo#449Swedish, from Old Norse Búi, meaning “dweller, long-time resident”^*
• Roland#607“fame-land”^*

For a sister

• Louisa#694Form of Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*
• Amalia#566“vigor, bravery”^*
• Astrid#376Danish, from Old Norse Ástríðr, meaning “god + beautiful, originally…^*
• Alice#65“noble + character”^*
• Ada#219“noble”^*
• Adaline#208Form of Adela, meaning “noble”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Germanic, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Warren’s. Rank is US 2025.