Gwenan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- GWEN-an
- Origin
- Welsh
Gwenan is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “little fair one”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gwenan mean?
Welsh: spelling of Gwennan; from gwen with the diminutive -an
“little fair one”
From Welsh gwen 'white, fair, blessed' with the diminutive ending -an.
Meaning borrowed from Gwennan.
Is Gwenan a girl's or a boy's name?
Gwenan is a girls' name.
How popular is Gwenan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Gwenan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Gwenan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Nicknames for Gwenan
- Gwen 34 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Gwenan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tegan, Dylan, Ffion, Morgan, Teagan, Rowan, Raegan, Connie, Eden, Ocean, Gabriella, Megan
Names related to Gwenan
More Welsh names
Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith, Brynn
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, “Gwenan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gwenan, updated 20 October 2026.