Eirwen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AYR-wen
- Origin
- Welsh
Eirwen is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “snow white”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Eirwen mean?
Welsh: from Welsh eira 'snow' + gwen 'white, blessed'
“snow white”
A Welsh name built from eira, 'snow', and gwen, 'white' or 'blessed'.
Is Eirwen a girl's or a boy's name?
Eirwen is a girls' name.
How popular is Eirwen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Eirwen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eirwen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
Names like Eirwen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden Keira Caoimhe Aoibheann Eireann Eira Teagan Imogen Seren Eowyn Aoife Tegan
Names related to Eirwen
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, “Eirwen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eirwen, updated 20 October 2026.