NameTides

Wen

Wen peaked in England & Wales in 2009 at #1,494, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Wen as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Wen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Wen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2020—#4,608 (3)———
2018—#4,749 (3)———
2016—#3,478 (5)———
2014—#3,362 (5)———
2013—#3,315 (5)——#2,086 (7)
2012—#3,416 (5)—#718 (3)—
2011—#2,039 (10)—#623 (4)—
2010—#1,801 (12)#638 (3)——
2009#12,491 (5)#1,494 (15)——#2,321 (6)
2008—#1,828 (11)———
2007#8,915 (8)#1,885 (10)——#1,781 (8)
2006—#3,385 (4)———
2005#11,472 (5)#2,754 (5)———
2004#8,927 (7)————
2003#9,581 (6)————

Wen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Wen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Wen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2019#15,539 (5)———
2015—#5,730 (3)——
2014—#5,691 (3)——
2012—#4,838 (4)——
2011—#4,764 (4)——
2009—#2,759 (8)——
2008—#3,860 (5)——
2007—#2,895 (7)—#3,137 (5)
2006#15,152 (6)#3,548 (5)—#2,972 (5)
2005#11,834 (8)#2,970 (6)—#2,848 (5)
2004#12,761 (7)——#2,428 (6)
2003#13,844 (6)—#655 (3)—
2002#15,432 (5)———
2001#9,351 (10)———
2000#10,745 (8)——#2,491 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in England & Wales in 2009 at #1,494.
  • First recorded in England & Wales in 1997.
  • In 2005, 62% of US babies named Wen were girls.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
WenCanadaGirls—too few
WenCanadaBoys—too few
WenEngland & WalesGirls—too few
WenEngland & WalesBoys—too few
WenIrelandGirls—too few
WenIrelandBoys—too few
WenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
WenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
WenScotlandBoys—too few
WenUSGirls—too few
WenUSBoys—too few