![]() A painting of a Eurasian wren by Anna Blackburne, 1768 | |
Pronunciation | REN |
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Gender | unisex |
Origin | |
Meaning | derived from the name of the songbird |
Wren is both an English surname and a gender neutral given name, both derived from the English name of the songbird.
It has recently increased in popularity as a name for girls and boys in the Anglosphere along with other names derived from the natural world. It has been ranked among the 1,000 most popular names for newborns in the United States since 2013 and among the top 500 names for girls in England and Wales since 2014. [1] [2] [3] Wrenlee and Wrenley, which are elaborations of the name, have both increased in usage for girls in the United States as well. [4]