Arwyn
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- AR-win
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,388 for girls
Unisex
Arwyn is a name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 3,388th for girls in the US (45 babies).
Where does Arwyn come from?
Welsh: Welsh name ending in gwyn, 'white, fair, blessed'
Is Arwyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Arwyn has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 13 boys in the UK and 45 girls and 10 boys in the US.
How popular is Arwyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Arwyn, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 19 boys. 6 girls were also named Arwyn in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Arwyn than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Arwyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2013, 67% of the babies named Arwyn in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 32%, with more boys than girls since 2019.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Arwyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
How popular is Arwyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,388among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 36,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the US were named Arwyn, making it the 3,388th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,546th. It first appears in the records in 1978. 10 boys were also named Arwyn in 2025 (7,675th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Arwyn of any year since it first appeared, in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Arwyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 203 girls in the US were given Arwyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,048, up from #3,388 for this spelling alone.
- Arwen 158
- Arwyn 45
In 2025, 82% of the babies named Arwyn in the US were girls.
Arwyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3,388 |
| 2024 | 43 | #3,575 |
| 2023 | 33 | #4,274 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4,106 |
| 2021 | 34 | #4,163 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4,546 |
| 2019 | 35 | #4,071 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,996 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5,286 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5,308 |
| 2013 | 29 | #4,753 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Names like Arwyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rowan Arthur Robin Albie Rory Asher Atlas Hudson Finn Ronan Alfred Roman
Other spellings of Arwyn
Names related to Arwyn
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arwyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arwyn, updated 20 October 2026.