boys' name ★ peaked 1921

Warren

Meaning de Warenne Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #240 Trend ↑ Rising 40%

Warren is a common English and Irish surname and a masculine given name derived from the Norman family "de Warenne", a reference to a place called Varenne, a hamlet near…

Rank 2025
#240
among boys · ↑23 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,493
named Warren · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,161
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1921
7,826 babies
All-time total
185,502
#198 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Warren popularity over time

185,502 babies have been named Warren since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 1,580 1,580 158 – #84
1890s – 1,480 1,480 148 -6% #104
1900s 10 1,748 1,758 176 +19% #113
1910s 78 12,012 12,090 1,209 +588% #83
1920s 250 38,775 39,025 3,903 +223% #24
1930s 118 19,151 19,269 1,927 -51% #95
1940s 100 23,740 23,840 2,384 +24% #97
1950s 83 24,602 24,685 2,469 +4% #117
1960s 82 18,561 18,643 1,864 -24% #151
1970s 77 10,078 10,155 1,016 -46% #182
1980s 73 7,710 7,783 778 -23% #254
1990s 16 5,959 5,975 598 -23% #340
2000s – 4,959 4,959 496 -17% #438
2010s 24 7,391 7,415 742 +50% #338
2020s (to 2025) 73 6,772 6,845 1,141 +54% #240

Where Warren is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,556 0.91 #228
2027 1,632 0.96 #221
2028 1,700 1.00 #207
2029 1,760 1.03 #200
2030 1,812 1.06 #197

Where Warren is most popular

Boys named Warren per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.676 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, Maine, and Montana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Warren born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Vermont 28 4.46 +560%
Maine 37 1.91 +182%
Montana 33 1.87 +177%
Iowa 126 1.83 +170%
South Dakota 33 1.77 +163%
West Virginia 56 1.72 +154%
Wisconsin 184 1.55 +130%
Alaska 18 1.51 +124%
Oregon 107 1.41 +109%
Nebraska 61 1.40 +108%
North Dakota 23 1.35 +99%
Minnesota 164 1.34 +98%
Kentucky 128 1.28 +89%
Arkansas 80 1.26 +87%
Indiana 201 1.25 +86%
Wyoming 7 1.21 +79%
Ohio 307 1.16 +71%
Idaho 47 1.15 +70%
New Hampshire 25 1.13 +67%
Missouri 156 1.13 +67%
Tennessee 200 1.11 +64%
Washington 177 1.08 +60%
Alabama 117 1.07 +58%
Oklahoma 94 1.06 +57%
Kansas 65 0.948 +40%
Mississippi 53 0.933 +38%
Colorado 114 0.883 +31%
Michigan 179 0.874 +29%
Pennsylvania 232 0.874 +29%
North Carolina 219 0.858 +27%
Louisiana 86 0.841 +24%
Virginia 158 0.833 +23%
Illinois 208 0.814 +20%
South Carolina 84 0.813 +20%
Connecticut 53 0.783 +16%
Georgia 197 0.778 +15%
Nevada 39 0.684 ≈ national
Maryland 80 0.671 ≈ national
Massachusetts 90 0.655 ≈ national
Arizona 104 0.636 -6%
Utah 58 0.608 -10%
Texas 439 0.498 -26%
Florida 220 0.465 -31%
New Mexico 15 0.455 -33%
California 398 0.435 -36%
New York 175 0.404 -40%
Delaware 6 0.396 -41%
Hawaii 5 0.322 -52%
New Jersey 63 0.313 -54%
District of Columbia – – –
Rhode Island – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Warren

Warren is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #240 in 2025 with 1,471 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 185,502 American babies have been named Warren. Its peak came in 1921, when 7,826 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Warren stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Warren?

The median living Warren is about 58 years old; half are between 32 and 72. An estimated 91 thousand people named Warren are alive in the United States today.

median 58 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Warren year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 22 #5,713 1,471 #240
2024 10 #10,221 1,329 #263
2023 12 #8,962 1,082 #306
2022 11 #9,643 1,014 #334
2021 10 #10,252 940 #346
2020 8 #12,084 936 #343
2019 6 #15,441 956 #349
2018 8 #12,398 995 #338
2017 – – 913 #360
2016 – – 828 #387
2015 – – 775 #400
2014 5 #19,070 700 #433
2013 5 #19,137 585 #477
2012 – – 577 #473
2011 – – 524 #498
2010 – – 538 #484
2009 – – 595 #459
2008 – – 530 #514
2007 – – 514 #513
2006 – – 521 #498
2005 – – 435 #551
2004 – – 451 #529
2003 – – 501 #493
2002 – – 427 #528
2001 – – 440 #515
2000 – – 545 #438
1995 – – 570 #403
1990 6 #12,913 728 #340
1985 5 #12,454 751 #278
1980 15 #4,974 812 #268
1975 5 #10,587 890 #232
1970 9 #5,813 1,507 #182
1965 7 #5,801 1,826 #162
1960 – – 2,017 #165
1955 8 #4,732 2,491 #130
1950 9 #3,956 2,467 #118
1945 11 #2,911 2,183 #106
1940 7 #3,850 1,813 #110
1935 17 #2,002 1,994 #97
1930 23 #1,702 2,011 #96
1925 28 #1,605 2,945 #66
1920 25 #1,706 5,492 #39
1915 14 #2,251 1,420 #105
1910 7 #2,131 264 #122
1905 – – 172 #126
1900 – – 191 #122
1895 – – 160 #110
1890 – – 157 #106
1885 – – 151 #96
1880 – – 158 #89

Famous people named Warren

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Warren Buffett Warren Buffett American investor and philanthropist (born 1930) Contemporary
  2. 2 Warren Beatty Warren Beatty American actor and filmmaker (born 1937) Contemporary
  3. 3 Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding President of the United States from 1921 to 1923 1865–1923 · 19th century
  4. 4 Warren Zevon Warren Zevon American singer and songwriter (1947–2003) Contemporary
  5. 5 Warren Christie Warren Christie British and Canadian actor (born 1975) Contemporary
  6. 6 Warren Oates Warren Oates American actor (1928–1982) Contemporary
  7. 7 Warren G Warren G American rapper (born 1970) Contemporary
  8. 8 Warren Clarke Warren Clarke British actor (1947–2014) Contemporary
  9. 9 Warren Ellis Warren Ellis English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter (born 1968) Contemporary
  10. 10 Warren E. Burger Warren E. Burger Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 1907–1995 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Warren Hastings Warren Hastings Governor-General of Bengal, 1773–1785 1732–1818 · 18th century
  12. 12 Warren Frost Warren Frost American actor 1925–2017 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Warren Christopher Warren Christopher American statesman and attorney (1925–2011) Contemporary
  14. 14 Warren William Warren William Broadway and Hollywood actor (1894–1948) 19th century
  15. 15 Warren Farrell Warren Farrell American author, spokesperson, and political candidate b. 1943 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Warren Weir Warren Weir Jamaican sprinter b. 1989 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Warren Weaver Warren Weaver American mathematician (1894–1978) 19th century
  18. 18 Warren Barguil Warren Barguil French cyclist (born 1991) Contemporary
  19. 19 Warren De la Rue Warren De la Rue British astronomer, chemist and photographer 1815–1889 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Warren, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Warren?

The median living Warren is about 58 years old. Half of all living Warrens are between 32 and 72 years old.

How many people named Warren are alive today?

An estimated 91 thousand people named Warren are alive in the United States, based on 185,502 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Warren mean?

Warren is a common English and Irish surname and a masculine given name derived from the Norman family "de Warenne", a reference to a place called Varenne, a hamlet near Arques-la-Bataille, along the river Varenne in Normandy.

How popular is the name Warren in 2025?

Warren ranked #240 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,471 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Warren?

185,502 babies have been named Warren in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Warren most popular?

Warren peaked in 1921, when 7,826 newborns received the name.

Is Warren a boy or girl name?

Warren is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Warren rising or falling?

Warren is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Warren become more popular?

Warren is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,812 boys named Warren in 2030, which would rank around #197. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Warren?

Well-known people named Warren include Warren Buffett (businessperson), Warren Beatty (actor), Warren G. Harding (politician).

Names like Warren

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