A reliable meaning for Warrior isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Warrior through the years
Babies since 1880
126
126 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2022
14 babies
2025
8
#9,648 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−2%
Steady
Warrior in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2013–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,648 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,247 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Warrior’s family of names
In English usage, Warrior as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with GUERRERO.