Werner is a boy's name of German origin meaning “cautious; heedful; wary; watchful and army; army leader.” In 2024 it was given to 10 boys in the United States.
Werner belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “cautious; heedful; wary; watchful and army; army leader” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Werner first appears in Social Security records in 1889. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #639 in 1930, and in 2024 10 babies received the name — 3,423 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Werner means “cautious; heedful; wary; watchful and army; army leader” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Werner is a boy name. In 2024, 10 babies received the name in the US.
Werner comes from the German tradition.
Werner first appears in US records in 1889. Its best-ever ranking was #639 in 1930, and 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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