Arwel
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Welsh
Arwel is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “prominent”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Arwel mean?
Welsh
“prominent”
A male given name from Welsh.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Arwel a girl's or a boy's name?
Arwel is a boys' name.
How popular is Arwel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arwel in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Arwel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 21 | #811 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
Names like Arwel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adam, Michael, David, Angus, Patrick, Alexander, Robert, Daniel, Thomas, Liam, Andrew, Jordan
Names related to Arwel
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, “Arwel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arwel, updated 20 October 2026.