Carwyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAR-win
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Carwyn is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “blessed love”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Carwyn mean?
Welsh: from Welsh car, love, and gwyn, white or blessed
“blessed love”
Carwyn James coached the 1971 British Lions, still the only Lions side to win a series in New Zealand.
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Is Carwyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Carwyn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Carwyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Carwyn, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 1996, with 40 boys.
Half of all the boys named Carwyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Carwyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 30 | #1,014 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 24 | #1,150 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,139 |
| 2006 | 26 | #986 |
| 2005 | 29 | #866 |
| 2004 | 24 | #954 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 28 | #750 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 25 | #763 |
| 1999 | 32 | #623 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 26 | #690 |
| 1996 | 40 | #494 |
Names like Carwyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden, Bryn, Brogan, Dylan, Keegan, Conlan, Kayden, Declan, Brayden, Kian, Conan, Keelan
More Welsh names
Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, 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) 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, “Carwyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carwyn, updated 20 October 2026.