Old English wrenna, the small songbird — wren bird. In folklore the wren is the king of birds, having outflown the eagle by hiding on its back.
Wren ranks 231st among American girls in 2025, with 1,529 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 1,830 babies were given the name, ranking 184th. The typical living American called Wren is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.27% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.