Gwenllian
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- gwen-HLEE-an
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,690 for girls
Gwenllian is a girls' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,690th for girls in the UK (18 babies).
What does Gwenllian mean?
Welsh
Borne by Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, a Welsh princess who led an army against the Normans in 1136.
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Is Gwenllian a girl's or a boy's name?
Gwenllian is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gwenllian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,690th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were named Gwenllian, making it the 1,690th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 30 girls.
Half of all the girls named Gwenllian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,639th in England and Wales.
Gwenllian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,690 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,803 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,178 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,667 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,491 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,531 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,904 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,853 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,389 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,461 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,293 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,475 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,293 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,418 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,293 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,461 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 18 | #1,199 |
| 1997 | 18 | #1,164 |
| 1996 | 16 | #1,244 |
Nicknames for Gwenllian
- Gwen 34 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Gwenllian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Evelyn, Eden, Winnie, Delilah, Maeva, Elodie, Ottilie, Fatima, Aurora, Athena, Violet, Autumn
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, 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, “Gwenllian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gwenllian, updated 20 October 2026.