Warren is a distinctive choice, ranked #1124 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Warren in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1124
US Rank #240
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About the Name Warren
Warren has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 403 places in five years. It was most popular in 2008 at #198 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Warren is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Warren in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #262, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Warren
Warren G. Harding — Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923.
Warren Hastings — Warren Hastings was a British colonial administrator, who served as the first governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and so the first governor-general of Bengal in 1772–1785.
Adrienne Warren — Adrienne Warren is an American actress, singer and dancer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Warren
Unlikely. With around 26 UK babies named Warren per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Warren in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Warren is declining: down 328 places since 2020, to #1,124 in 2025. It peaked at #198 in 2008.
Warren is more popular in the US (#262) than in the UK (#1199). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Warren include: Adrienne Warren and Warren Buffett. Short summaries for each appear below.
Warren appears in the US top 500 at #262 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
26
UK babies named Warren (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 328 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Warren
Almost certainly the only Warren in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Warren
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Warren Hastings was a British colonial administrator, who served as the first governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and so the first governor-general of Bengal in 1772–1785.
Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, serving since 2013.