Bronwyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BRON-win
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,186 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,902 for girls
Bronwyn is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “white breast”. In 2025 it ranked 1,186th for girls in the UK (29 babies) and 3,902nd for girls in the US (37 babies).
What does Bronwyn mean?
Welsh
“white breast”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Bronwyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Bronwyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 girls in the UK and 37 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bronwyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,186th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29 about 1 in 9,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the UK were named Bronwyn, making it the 1,186th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,526th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 94 girls.
Half of all the girls named Bronwyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 49 girls in the UK were given Bronwyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #747, up from #1,186 for this spelling alone.
- Bronwyn 29
- Bronwen 20
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,271st in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Bronwyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,186 |
| 2024 | 32 | #1,111 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,526 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,524 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,317 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,302 |
| 2013 | 26 | #1,365 |
| 2012 | 25 | #1,384 |
| 2011 | 47 | #844 |
| 2010 | 48 | #815 |
| 2009 | 50 | #785 |
| 2008 | 48 | #784 |
| 2007 | 36 | #924 |
| 2006 | 45 | #757 |
| 2005 | 54 | #644 |
| 2004 | 68 | #524 |
| 2003 | 65 | #535 |
| 2002 | 59 | #551 |
| 2001 | 65 | #504 |
| 2000 | 75 | #455 |
| 1999 | 70 | #472 |
| 1998 | 89 | #397 |
| 1997 | 85 | #422 |
| 1996 | 94 | #388 |
How popular is Bronwyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,902nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 37 about 1 in 43,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 37 girls in the US were named Bronwyn, making it the 3,902nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,450th. Its busiest year was 1964, with 83 girls. It first appears in the records in 1942.
2025 had fewer girls named Bronwyn than any year since 1990.
Half of all the girls named Bronwyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 52 girls in the US were given Bronwyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,513, up from #3,902 for this spelling alone.
- Bronwyn 37
- Bronwen 10
- Bronwynn 5
Bronwyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,902 |
| 2024 | 44 | #3,516 |
| 2023 | 42 | #3,638 |
| 2022 | 54 | #3,033 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,734 |
| 2020 | 44 | #3,450 |
| 2019 | 46 | #3,387 |
| 2018 | 64 | #2,676 |
| 2017 | 46 | #3,386 |
| 2016 | 54 | #3,060 |
| 2015 | 44 | #3,533 |
| 2014 | 50 | #3,224 |
| 2013 | 48 | #3,313 |
| 2012 | 52 | #3,168 |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,988 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,802 |
| 2009 | 76 | #2,484 |
| 2008 | 49 | #3,376 |
| 2007 | 77 | #2,433 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,701 |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,700 |
| 2004 | 68 | #2,478 |
| 2003 | 63 | #2,553 |
| 2002 | 68 | #2,349 |
| 2001 | 65 | #2,407 |
| 2000 | 69 | #2,254 |
| 1999 | 68 | #2,202 |
| 1998 | 61 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 62 | #2,197 |
| 1996 | 54 | #2,395 |
| 1995 | 60 | #2,211 |
| 1994 | 47 | #2,622 |
| 1993 | 38 | #3,047 |
| 1992 | 54 | #2,381 |
| 1991 | 42 | #2,784 |
| 1990 | 35 | #3,151 |
| 1989 | 35 | #3,039 |
| 1988 | 30 | #3,220 |
| 1987 | 38 | #2,610 |
| 1986 | 35 | #2,723 |
| 1985 | 38 | #2,544 |
| 1984 | 40 | #2,381 |
| 1983 | 36 | #2,515 |
| 1982 | 31 | #2,900 |
| 1981 | 36 | #2,563 |
| 1980 | 43 | #2,278 |
| 1979 | 52 | #1,977 |
| 1978 | 46 | #2,050 |
| 1977 | 56 | #1,801 |
| 1976 | 43 | #2,027 |
| 1975 | 37 | #2,232 |
| 1974 | 60 | #1,578 |
| 1973 | 55 | #1,647 |
| 1972 | 27 | #2,598 |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,828 |
| 1970 | 64 | #1,526 |
| 1969 | 58 | #1,561 |
| 1968 | 35 | #2,024 |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,783 |
| 1966 | 55 | #1,488 |
| 1965 | 61 | #1,407 |
| 1964 | 83 | #1,211 |
| 1963 | 63 | #1,403 |
| 1962 | 43 | #1,731 |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,920 |
| 1960 | 19 | #2,819 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,103 |
| 1958 | 18 | #2,754 |
| 1957 | 30 | #1,988 |
| 1956 | 21 | #2,452 |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,906 |
| 1954 | 22 | #2,294 |
| 1953 | 25 | #2,070 |
| 1952 | 37 | #1,577 |
| 1951 | 17 | #2,473 |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,678 |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,696 |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,597 |
| 1947 | 32 | #1,696 |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,859 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,873 |
| 1944 | 9 | #3,138 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,039 |
| 1942 | 9 | #3,192 |
Names like Bronwyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ffion, Brooklyn, Eden, Keira, Caitlin, Erin, Rhiannon, Tegan, Eowyn, Teagan, Morgan, Caoimhe
Other spellings of Bronwyn
Names related to Bronwyn
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith
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, “Bronwyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bronwyn, updated 20 October 2026.