Ceinwen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAYN-wen
- Origin
- Welsh
Ceinwen is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “beautiful and fair”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ceinwen mean?
Welsh: from Welsh cain 'beautiful' and gwen 'fair, blessed'
“beautiful and fair”
Welsh name combining cain, meaning beautiful, with gwen, meaning fair or blessed.
Is Ceinwen a girl's or a boy's name?
Ceinwen is a girls' name.
How popular is Ceinwen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ceinwen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Ceinwen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Ceinwen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ffion, Caitlin, Keira, Tegan, Erin, Caragh, Caoimhe, Rhiannon, Teagan, Cara, Morgan, Niamh
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) 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, “Ceinwen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ceinwen, updated 20 October 2026.