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Warren

Name meaning, origin and popularity

: from a surname meaning animal enclosure

Warren is a boy's name that comes from a Norman French surname meaning "animal enclosure". It is used in English.

Meaning
From a surname meaning animal enclosure
Origin
Norman French
Gender
Boy
US rank
#240 in 2025

Meaning and origin of Warren

As a boy's name, Warren comes from a Norman French surname meaning "animal enclosure". It is used in English.

Warren is also a surname: the 186th most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 145,946 people. See the most common last names.

Meaning checked against Behind the Name. How we research names

Warren on Nomezo lists

What our editors wrote about Warren on 1 list.

  • “From the Norman French word for a game park”

    From Redneck names for boys, southern gentleman names for boys

How popular is Warren?

US rank in 2025
#240
1,471 babies, 861 per million boys
Best rank
#24 in 1921
7,798 babies that year
Babies since 1880
At least 184,518
Years with under 5 are not listed
1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
Babies per million US boys, by decade (the 2020s so far, to 2025). Highest in the 1920s, at 3,519 per million.
Babies named Warren per million US boys, by decade; highest in the 1920s
1880s1,442 per million
1890s1,297 per million
1900s1,288 per million
1910s1,800 per million
1920s3,519 per million
1930s1,812 per million
1940s1,595 per million
1950s1,217 per million
1960s964 per million
1970s610 per million
1980s418 per million
1990s306 per million
2000s248 per million
2010s393 per million
2020s653 per million
US rank by year
Year2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Rank#387#360#338#349#343#346#334#306#263#240

Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.

Names spelled like Warren

One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.

  • WrenSmall brown songbird (Old English, unisex)

Names with a similar meaning

  • MiriamForm of Mary, meaning uncertain; perhaps Egyptian beloved (Hebrew, girl)
  • AaronProbably Egyptian, meaning unknown; Hebrew theories say exalted (Hebrew, boy)
  • AlanMeaning uncertain; perhaps little rock, or from the Alans (Brythonic, boy)
  • AthenaMeaning unknown; the Greek goddess of wisdom (Greek, girl)
  • DeclanMeaning unknown, though likely begins with Old Irish dag, good (Irish Gaelic, boy)
  • EvelynFrom a surname derived from the given name Aveline (English, girl)
  • GrahamFrom a surname from the place name Grantham, probably gravelly homestead (Old English, boy)
  • JacksonFrom a surname meaning son of Jack (English, boy)
  • KennedyFrom an Irish surname, from Cennétig, armoured or misshapen head (Irish Gaelic, girl)
  • MariaGreek and Latin form of Miriam, of uncertain meaning (Hebrew, girl)
  • NayeliPossibly from Zapotec words meaning I love you or open (Zapotec, girl)
  • NolanFrom an Irish surname derived from nuall, famous, loud (Irish Gaelic, boy)
  • WolfFrom the animal (Germanic, boy)
  • XimenaFeminine of Ximeno, a medieval Spanish name of uncertain meaning (Spanish, girl)
  • AdairFrom a surname derived from Edgar (English, unisex)

Middle names for Warren

Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.

  • AsherHappy, blessed (Hebrew, boy)
  • DaleValley (Old English, unisex)
  • HughHeart, mind (Germanic, boy)
  • JamesSupplanter, holder of the heel (Hebrew, boy)
  • JohnGod is gracious (Hebrew, boy)
  • LeeClearing, meadow (Old English, unisex)
  • RiverFlowing river (English, unisex)
  • RowanLittle red one (Irish Gaelic, unisex)

More boy names from Norman French

  • CashBox maker (Norman French, boy)
  • DarciFrom Arcy (Norman French, unisex)
  • KashVariant of Cash, from a surname for a box maker (Norman French, boy)

Warren: common questions

What does the name Warren mean?

Warren comes from a Norman French surname meaning "animal enclosure". Checked against Behind the Name.

Is Warren a boy or girl name?

Warren is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 22 girls and 1,471 boys in the US were named Warren, according to Social Security Administration data.

Where does the name Warren come from?

Warren comes from a Norman French surname meaning "animal enclosure". Today it is used in English.

How popular is the name Warren?

Warren ranked #240 in the US in 2025, with 1,471 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

What names are similar to Warren?

Names spelled like Warren include Wren.

What middle names go with Warren?

Middle names that flow well with Warren include Asher, Dale, Hugh, James and John. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.