Warner

“Watchful defender of the army (protector)” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #1365 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Warner belongs to an older America first — it reached #375 back in 1899 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1365. About 8,600 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Warners

Warner Baxter — American actor (1889–1951)
Warner Oland — Swedish-American actor (1879–1938)
Warner Hahn — Surinamese association football player
Warner Anderson — American actor (1911–1976)
Warner Tjardus Koiter — Dutch mechanical engineer and Professor of Applied Mechanics (1914-1997)

In stories & tradition

Warner Huntington III — Legally Blonde

What Warners become

Among 94 notable people named Warner:

Political leaders appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Warner Underwood, American politician (1808-1872).

Similar names: Hampton · Watson · West · Luther · Elmer · Lester

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