Is Werner a boy or girl name?

Werner is a boy’s name. Of the 3,433 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Werner

Recorded 1889–2025 · United States

Werner was most popular in 1930, when 93 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,321 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,433 people named Werner.

Werner over time

Births per year. The dot marks Werner’s peak in 1930. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Werner a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Werner is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,433 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Werner

Where Werner is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org