Awel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- OW-el
- Origin
- Welsh
Awel is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “breeze”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Awel mean?
Welsh: Welsh word awel
“breeze”
The Welsh word for a gentle breeze, used as a modern given name in Wales.
Is Awel a girl's or a boy's name?
Awel is a girls' name.
How popular is Awel in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Awel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Awel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Awel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Angel, Summer, Ava, Lola, Ruby, Seren, Aiza, Mabel, Esme, Zainab, Mia, Amelia
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith
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, “Awel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/awel, updated 20 October 2026.