Gwion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GWEE-on
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
Gwion is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
What does Gwion mean?
Welsh
In Welsh legend Gwion Bach tastes Ceridwen's magic potion and is reborn as the great bard Taliesin.
Is Gwion a girl's or a boy's name?
Gwion is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gwion in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Gwion, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2007, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gwion in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Gwion in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 27 | #991 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 17 | #959 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
Names like Gwion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kian, Aiden, Dylan, Kayden, Owen, Finn, Evan, Keegan, Brayden, Lennon, Brogan, Ethan
More Welsh names
Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, 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, “Gwion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gwion, updated 20 October 2026.