🔥Wren

REN

English

"small bird"

Wren Origin and Meaning

The name Wren is a girl's name of English origin meaning "small bird".

Wren, a lilting songbird name, could be the next Robin. Wren entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2012 and is among the new wave of popular English names for girls.

Wren makes a particularly pleasing middle name choice, as does her newly discovered cousin Lark. But it's more popular as a middle name than you might think, the quirkier cousin of Rose.

This petite bird was regarded in Ireland as the "magician of the birds" and the Druids considered it a bird of prophecy. Thanks to an early fable, it has also been known as King of the Birds.

For architects there's the link to the great Sir Christopher Wren, the celebrated eighteenth century designer of London's St. Paul's Cathedral.

Wren Rank in US Top 1000

# 196 in the US

Wren Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 76 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Wren

• 196 US 2023
• 76 Nameberry 2025
• 38 Unisex 2023
• 91 Canada 2023
• 176 Future 2028
• 132 England 2023
• 118 Scotland 2024

20 Names Similar to Wren

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Wren.

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• Harlow
• Juniper
• Rowan
• Maeve
• Eden
• Romy
• Marlowe
• Willow
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• Quinn
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• Arden
• Willa
• Poppy
• Scout
• Rory
• Olive
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Famous People Named Wren

• Wren Blackberry American children's author
• L'Wren Scott (born Laura "Luann" Bambrough) American fashion designer
• Wren Lee Keasler (b. 1994) daughter of actress Shannon Lee; granddaughter of actor Bruce Lee

The name Wren in Pop Culture

• Wren MacPherson baby in comic strip "Baby Blues"
• Wren DeSantis character in film "Fun Size"
• Wren Avery twin sister of Cath in "Fangirl" by Rainbow Rowell
• Wren alias used by Abby Appleby in "Nightingale" by Jennifer Estep
• Wren character in the video game "Costume Quest"
• Wren Elessedil character in the Heritage of Shannara series by Terry Brooks
• Wren main character in novels by Sherwood Smith
• Wren Natsworthy character in Phillip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet
• Wren Douglas character in Significant Others by Armistead Maupin
• "Wren " novel by Marie Killilea
• Wren term used for a member of the Women's Royal Naval Service
• Wren Skonos Character in the Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard