Warren
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.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Warren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Warren
The earliest SSA record of Warren as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 158 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 7,798 newborns named Warren — #24 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Warren on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Warren ranks #260 for baby boys with 1,341 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). All told, over 186K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Warren
Warren is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 186K births in the dataset. Warren's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #24. Use the chart and map above to compare Warren's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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