Boy’s name · French, English

Waren

How to say it: wa-REN · /waˈʁɛn/

Game-park keeper from Norman French 'warenne' - modern variant of Warren, rare as first name.

Waren was the 257th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1910s, its births are up about 89% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #201 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#257for boys in 2025
1 in 2,253US babies
0born in 2025
#201projected for 2030
1910sits peak decade
1 in 94chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Waren
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#257
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 2,253
Peak decade1910s
Change over 10 years+89%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#201
In France, 2025#290 among boys’ names, 20 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Waren peaked in the 1910s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1910s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • War
  • Ren

Honouring a Waren in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Waren is about 1 in 94.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #290 for boys in 2025.

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