Arthen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-then
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Arthen is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Arthen mean?
Welsh: old Welsh name, probably from arth 'bear'
Arthen was the name of an early medieval king of Ceredigion in west Wales.
Is Arthen a girl's or a boy's name?
Arthen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arthen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Arthen, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2017, with 4 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Arthen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
Names like Arthen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avyaan Aarav Avi Arjan Advik Aarvik Adhvik Aveer Aadhav Aadvik Aj Adhrit
Names related to Arthen
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Winnie Maddox Morgan Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arthen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arthen, updated 20 October 2026.