Warren
Boy nameWarren has been given to 185,502 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921 and currently ranks #240 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈwɒɹən/
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- (“river, water”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“water, rain, flow”); see also the Latin river Avara. Phonetic Germanic influence is shown by the [v] > [w].
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
185,502
Peak year
1921 (7,826 babies)
Rank in 2025
#240 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +93%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Warren
Warren G. Harding
President of the United States from 1921 to 1923
Warren Buffett
American investor, entrepreneur and businessman
Bill de Blasio
109th Mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2022
Warren Christopher
U.S. Secretary of State (1925-2011)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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