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Is wren a gender less name

84 replies

catsareme14 · 06/09/2025 09:06

As in the title . Would you use Wren for a girl or boy ?

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HotBathwater · 06/09/2025 09:08

Sex. You mean sex. And it’s overwhelmingly used for girls.

I actually think she might mean gender, because there’s nothing about a name that has any link to sex. Just the social construct about whether a name is perceived to be feminine or masculine, which is pretty much what gender is.

Halfquarterbag · 06/09/2025 11:18

Don’t give a boy a girls’ name.

It’s an unkind thing to do.

Needspaceforlego · 06/09/2025 11:23

Female, it also reminds me of the WRNS
And I have no military associations beyond watching the Festival of Remembrance in November

40andlovelife · 06/09/2025 11:26

It’s very feminine. Definitely a girls name

Baby26 · 06/09/2025 11:26

I would assume girl, as I've only ever known a girl called Wren. But it's a unisex name. Not the same ofc, but I have a male cat called Nova, who I named before it became more of a girl name! Doesn't put me off of using unisex names because they are more commonly used for one sex.

40andlovelife · 06/09/2025 11:26

Halfquarterbag · 06/09/2025 11:18

Don’t give a boy a girls’ name.

It’s an unkind thing to do.

Agree 100%

helpfulperson · 06/09/2025 12:48

Halfquarterbag · 06/09/2025 11:18

Don’t give a boy a girls’ name.

It’s an unkind thing to do.

But most of the people who have said they actually know someone called wren have said they are male so why is it a girls name.

Namechangedforgoodreasons · 06/09/2025 12:50

I’d use it for a kitchen.

user9064385631 · 06/09/2025 12:53

I think girls - Jenny Wren.
Ren I would assume male if I saw it written down.

housemaus · 06/09/2025 13:00

I love it, think it's a really nice name. But the only person I know called Wren is an non-binary person so to answer your question: yes, to me it is!

Hallywally · 06/09/2025 13:42

Girl’s name. Not unisex.

mummysmagicmedicine · 06/09/2025 18:36

I’d use for a girl personally but I’ve met both boy and girl Wren’s and love it

FunnyOrca · 06/09/2025 18:39

If I had it on a class list, I wouldn’t assume either way.

CreepingCrone · 06/09/2025 18:41

Yes! My greyhound is called Wren, or Wrenny-Wroo, if he's being silly

pictoosh · 06/09/2025 18:42

Girl's name imo.

Jay - boy
Robin - either
Wren - girl

whenimnotcleaningwindows · 06/09/2025 18:45

A rather boring bird, but a female name.
Are you trying to make your child not conform to their sex or something? It's a rather odd question! If you want ideas on baby names that cover both sexes that might be better phraseology. If a man wants to be a woman he would just pick a name anyway, so if you think you may have a boy who wants to be a girl it might be best to wait to check and let them decide that themselves. They'll be a boy with with a girls name they at least like.

mambojambodothetango · 06/09/2025 18:47

Either

Linenpickle · 06/09/2025 18:49

its a kitchen company

Alexandrine · 06/09/2025 19:28

Technically any nature name/word should be unisex (particularly the non-florals) but like names such as Willow, Wren has now completely gone to the girls. I have seen it spelt as Ren (which has different etymological origins) for boys.

lovemycbf · 06/09/2025 21:49

Wren is a female name

Marcipix · 07/09/2025 00:20

Jenny Wren and the WRNS make it sound feminine to me.

did you particularly want a bird name? Falcon/er, Merlin, Raven?

DurdleSnore · 07/09/2025 22:54

I know one of each, however I do think it’s feminine sounding.

RuthW · 08/09/2025 18:17

Wren is a girl’s name

milkhoarder · 08/09/2025 19:40

I went to school with a Lawrence who went by Wren. He was named after D H Lawrence and his mum was very flouncy/crazed english professor vibes though (I was OBSESSED with her as a teen Grin) so that is the kind of person I associate it with. I mostly see it as a boys name, but yes I do think it is unisex.

VeryViolet · 11/09/2025 10:33

JDM625 · 06/09/2025 09:11

Girl

I like the name, but the actual bird is tiny, bland, brown bird. Just something to keep in mind.

They make a lot of noise for their size! And they're lovely bright-eyed little birds.