Warren

English from French

"park-keeper"

Warren Origin and Meaning

The name Warren is a boy's name of French, English origin meaning "park-keeper".

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.

Warren Rank in US Top 1000

# 262 in the US

Warren Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 174 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Warren

• 262 US 2024
• 174 Nameberry 2025
• 280 Future 2028
• 962 England 2021

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Famous People Named Warren

• 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

The name 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"