Wen is of Chinese origin, meaning 'cloud'. It's composed of two characters: 文 (wen) which represents literature and culture, and 云 (yun) symbolizing clouds. Historically, Wen has been a popular surname in China, with notable figures like Wen Tianxiang, a famous poet during the Southern Song Dynasty. As a given name, Wen is less common but still carries the associations of literary elegance and ethereal beauty.
The name Wen experienced a rise and fall in popularity over the years, with peaks occurring in 1994 (7 births), 2001 (11 births), and 2002 (8 births). However, it seems to have lost favor more recently, as seen in the lower birth counts from 2005 onwards. Overall, there were 87 babies named Wen born between 1981 and 2009.