Boys' name · peaked in 1921
Warren name popularity since 1925
142,291 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Warren. Half of them were born in 1955 or earlier, so the typical Warren is about 71 years old in 2026. Warren peaked in 1921 as the #24 name for boys, and it ranked #240 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 142,291
- Named Warren, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1921
- #24 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #240
- for boys in 2025 (1,471 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 769 girls · 141,522 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 2.34× its national share
Peak year is the year Warren made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Warren births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Warren peaked earlier, in 1921.
- Fastest rise: Between 2013 and 2018, Warren became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 3,230 baby boys to 1 in 1,830.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Warren's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Warren.
Decade by decade
Babies named Warren in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 123 | 12,599 | – |
| 1930s | 118 | 19,151 | #97 |
| 1940s | 100 | 23,740 | #106 |
| 1950s | 83 | 24,602 | #130 |
| 1960s | 82 | 18,561 | #162 |
| 1970s | 77 | 10,078 | #232 |
| 1980s | 73 | 7,710 | #278 |
| 1990s | 16 | 5,959 | #403 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,959 | #551 |
| 2010s | 24 | 7,391 | #400 |
| 2020–25 | 73 | 6,772 | #240 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.1% of babies named Warren from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Warren is most popular
The index compares Warren's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Warren.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 2.34× | 1,029 |
| District of Columbia | 2.22× | 1,443 |
| Louisiana | 2.14× | 5,419 |
| North Dakota | 1.55× | 690 |
| Montana | 1.52× | 627 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Warren's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Warren.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Warren (1921).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data