Warwick
Warwick derives from the Old English words "wær" (enclosure) and "wīc" (dwelling), referring to a dwelling place by a weir.
Name Census estimates that about 27 living Americans carry the first name Warwick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Warwick today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Warwick births was 2016 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Warwick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Warwick with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Warwick. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
27
~ 1 in 12,694,605 Americans
Peak year
2016
7 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2021 SSA rank
#13,955
Tracked since 1917
Census
Warwick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 253 people with the first name Warwick, which placed it at #32,947 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#32,947
National first-name rank
People counted
253
253 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
77.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Warwick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Warwick is White at 77.5%. The next largest groups are Black (13.4%) and Two or More Races (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Warwick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Warwick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White77.5% · 196
- Black or African American13.4% · 34
- Two or more races6.7% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino0.4% · 1
Popularity
Warwick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Warwick from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 12 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Warwick remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Warwick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Warwick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Warwick
The name Warwick is an Anglo-Saxon name that originated in England. It is derived from the Old English words "wær" meaning "dweller" and "wic" meaning "town or village". The name Warwick essentially means "dweller at the town or village".
The earliest recorded use of the name Warwick dates back to the 11th century. It is believed to have been initially used as a surname for someone who lived in the town of Warwick in Warwickshire, England. The town of Warwick was established by the Anglo-Saxons and was an important settlement during the Middle Ages.
In the 12th century, the name Warwick became associated with the powerful Beaumont family, who were the Earls of Warwick. The most famous member of this family was Richard Neville, known as "Warwick the Kingmaker" (1428-1471). He played a crucial role in the Wars of the Roses and was one of the most powerful nobles in England during the 15th century.
Another notable person with the name Warwick was Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587-1658). He was a prominent English colonial administrator and served as the Lord Admiral of England during the English Civil War.
In the 16th century, the name Warwick was also used as a first name by some English families. One example is Warwick Hele (1576-1617), an English clergyman and author who wrote several religious works.
In the 18th century, Warwick Bampfylde (1723-1796) was an English adventurer and writer who became famous for his eccentric lifestyle and autobiography, "The Life of Bampfylde Moore Carew".
The name Warwick continued to be used as a first name throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, although it was not as common as other English names. Warwick Armstrong (1879-1948) was an Australian cricketer who played for the Australian national team and is considered one of the greatest batsmen of his era.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Warwick
People
Warwick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Warwick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with W
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Warwick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Warwick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 27 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Warwick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 12,694,605 US residents.
Is Warwick a common name?
We classify Warwick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 44.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 55 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Warwick most popular?
The single biggest year for Warwick was 2016, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Warwick is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Warwick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 253 people with the name Warwick, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,947 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Warwick in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Warwick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Warwick leans strongly male. 243 people counted with this name were male (98.8%), compared with 3 female bearers (1.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Warwick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Warwick is White at 77.5%. The next largest groups are Black (13.4%) and Two or More Races (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Warwick most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Warwick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.5% (196 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Warwick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Warwick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Warwick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Warwick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Warwick in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Warwick can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Warwick?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.