Morwenna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mor-WEN-a
- Origin
- Cornish
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,509 for girls
Morwenna is a girls' name of Cornish origin, meaning “maiden”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies).
What does Morwenna mean?
Cornish: probably related to Welsh morwyn
“maiden”
Saint Morwenna is the early medieval saint of north Cornwall who gave her name to the parish of Morwenstow.
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Is Morwenna a girl's or a boy's name?
Morwenna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Morwenna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,509th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Morwenna, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 28 girls.
Half of all the girls named Morwenna in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Morwenna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,560 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,593 |
| 1999 | 18 | #1,194 |
| 1998 | 28 | #866 |
| 1997 | 21 | #1,053 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
Names like Morwenna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marina, Maeva, Helena, Francesca, Rosanna, Cassandra, Serena, Montana, Philippa, Alora, Sabrina, Melissa
Names related to Morwenna
More Cornish names
Elowyn, Lowen, Elowen, Jennifer, Jenna, Denzel, Merryn, Lowenna, Sennen, Elowynn, Demelza, Jennah, Senara, Merrin, Jena, Zennor
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, “Morwenna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/morwenna, updated 20 October 2026.