Warren
Top 1000
About Warren
Long lingering in limbo, Warren suddenly seems to be on the cusp of revival. One of the oldest recorded English surnames, Warren's popularity in the U.S. dates back to the nineteenth century, and by 1921, reached its peak at Number 24.
At one time it was bestowed in honor of General Joseph Warren, the first hero of the Revolution, who was killed at Bunker Hill. There have also been a number of notable first-named Warrens, including the 29th president, Warren Gamaliel Harding, financier Warren Buffett, actor Warren Beatty and musician Warren Zevon. NFL defensive tackle Warren Sapp was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
As of October 2026, Warren ranked #240 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #24 in 1921, Nameberry popularity #241.
Editor's take: The name Warren is a boy's name of French, English origin meaning "park-keeper".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #432 | 700 | 364.4 |
| 2015 | #399 | 775 | 404.3 |
| 2016 | #387 | 827 | 435.8 |
| 2017 | #360 | 913 | 493.3 |
| 2018 | #338 | 995 | 547.9 |
| 2019 | #349 | 956 | 532.8 |
| 2020 | #343 | 936 | 542.3 |
| 2021 | #346 | 940 | 537.3 |
| 2022 | #334 | 1,014 | 580.8 |
| 2023 | #306 | 1,082 | 632.5 |
| 2024 | #262 | 1,327 | 770.2 |
| 2025 | #240 | 1,471 | 861.2 |
World rankings
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Famous Warrens
- Warren Gamaliel Harding
29th U.S. president
- (Henry) Warren Beatty
American actor
- Warren Edward Buffett
American businessman and investor
- Warren Earl Burger
15th Chief Justice of the U.S.
- (John) Warren Hull
American actor
- Warren Edward Spahn
American baseball player
- Warren Minor Christopher
63rd U.S. Secretary of State
- Warren Jay Terhune
13th Governor of American Samoa
- Warren William Zevon
American singer,songwriter
- Warren Haynes
American guitarist of The Allman Brothers Band
- Warren Creavalle
American soccer player
- Warren Carlos Sapp
American NFL football player
- Warren Sabir McGlone aka Steady B
American rapper
- Warren Brown
English actor
- Warren Lewis
older bother of novelist C.S. Lewis
- Warren Hastings
1st Governor,General of British India
- (Hans) Warren Christie
Canadian actor
- Warren Mitchell
English actor
- (Harold) Warren Moon
American NFL football player
- Alan James "Warren" Clarke
English actor
- Warren Griffin III aka Warren G
American rapper
- Warren James Feeney
Northern Irish footballer
- Warren Fales Draper
American physician; assistant Surgeon General of the U.S.
- Earl Warren
14th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
- Elizabeth Warren
American politician and academic, Massachusetts senator, Democratic nominee for US president 2020
Warren in pop culture
- Warren Whelan
character on TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond"
- Warren Vidic
character in video game "Assassin's Creed"
- Warren Bettany
character on British TV series "Bedlam"
- Warren Kenneth Worthington III aka Angel
character in X,Men comics
- Warren Merriwether
character on TV's "227"
- Warren Peace
character in film "Sky High"
- Warren Graham
character in video game "Life is Strange"
- Warren Fox
character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
- Warren Delgado
character in "Sims" series
- Warren Burgess
character in Brandon Mull's "Fablehaven" series
- Warren Schmidt
character from the 2002 film "About Schmidt" played by Jack Nicholson
- Warren Cave
character from Truth be told
- "Warren
" real name unknown, character from the film "Empire Records"
- Warren Rhodes / Rojas
Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six"
- Warren Mears
character from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"