Welsh baby names
322 names of Welsh origin given to babies in the UK and the US.
Popular Welsh girls' names
The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among girls in the UK and the US.
| Name | Meaning | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnie | blessed reconciliation | 117 | 475 |
| Reese | ardour, enthusiasm | 1,690 | 192 |
| Nia | bright, radiant | 331 | 702 |
| Seren | star | 250 | 3,167 |
| Gwendolyn | white ring | 1,416 | 360 |
| Winifred | blessed reconciliation | 396 | 922 |
| Meredith | possibly great lord | 776 | 469 |
| Brynn | 4,276 | 407 | |
| Eira | snow | 394 | 1,747 |
| Gwen | white, fair, blessed | 1,051 | 725 |
| Ffion | foxglove | 452 | – |
| Guinevere | 2,856 | 898 | |
| Rhiannon | great queen | 1,460 | 1,119 |
| Enid | soul, life | 826 | 4,545 |
| Eleri | 801 | – | |
| Carys | love | 1,051 | 4,351 |
| Tegan | fair, lovely | 2,076 | 2,276 |
| Bronwyn | white breast | 1,186 | 3,902 |
| Anwen | very fair, very blessed | 1,107 | 10,104 |
| Winnifred | blessed reconciliation | 1,570 | 2,514 |
| Gwyneth | 2,856 | 1,769 | |
| Cerys | love | 1,247 | – |
| Bronwen | white breast | 1,570 | 9,454 |
| Aneira | 1,642 | 7,131 | |
| Celyn | holly | 2,076 | – |
| Wynnie | 2,344 | 3,388 | |
| Lynn | lake | 4,276 | 2,542 |
| Niah | bright, radiant | 1,961 | 5,237 |
| Gwenllian | 1,690 | – | |
| Cambria | Wales | – | 1,990 |
Popular Welsh boys' names
The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among boys in the UK and the US.
| Name | Meaning | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan | 73 | 41 | |
| Owen | 166 | 31 | |
| Maddox | fortunate | 306 | 209 |
| Morgan | possibly sea + circle | 353 | 559 |
| Idris | ardent lord | 156 | 694 |
| Bowen | son of Owen | 350 | 266 |
| Griffin | 1,102 | 222 | |
| Rhys | ardour, enthusiasm | 370 | 410 |
| Gavin | 882 | 303 | |
| Reece | ardour, enthusiasm | 581 | 460 |
| Marvin | 1,372 | 699 | |
| Trevor | large homestead | 2,087 | 679 |
| Taran | thunder | 763 | 2,883 |
| Jones | 5,065 | 810 | |
| Tudor | ruler of the people | 763 | – |
| Wynn | white; fair | 3,021 | 1,708 |
| Lloyd | grey, grey-haired | 1,423 | 1,547 |
| Bryn | hill, mound | 1,473 | 6,799 |
| Rhodri | wheel king | 936 | – |
| Merrick | Moorish | – | 1,183 |
| Gruffydd | 1,055 | – | |
| Gethin | dark, swarthy | 1,080 | – |
| Arwyn | 1,964 | 7,675 | |
| Emlyn | 1,220 | – | |
| Merlin | sea fortress | 1,859 | 2,332 |
| Conway | – | 1,287 | |
| Elwyn | 1,423 | 6,442 | |
| Maddux | fortunate | – | 1,529 |
| Owain | 1,537 | 9,710 | |
| Rhydian | 1,771 | 4,248 |
Every Welsh name, A to Z
- Aderyn
- Aeron
- Afan
- Alaw
- Aled
- Alun
- Aneira
- Aneirin
- Aneurin
- Angharad
- Anwen
- Arianwen
- Arwel
- Arwyn
- Awen
- Bevan
- Bleddyn
- Bohen
- Bowan
- Bowen
- Bowyn
- Branwen
- Breece
- Brenin
- Brin
- Brinn
- Broderick
- Bronwen
- Bronwyn
- Bryn
- Brynn
- Brynna
- Brynne
- Cadel
- Cambre
- Cambrea
- Cambren
- Cambrey
- Cambria
- Cambryn
- Cari
- Cariad
- Caron
- Carwyn
- Carys
- Celyn
- Ceri
- Cerian
- Ceris
- Cerys
- Coel
- Collen
- Conway
- Cynan
- Delyth
- Deri
- Deryn
- Deylan
- Dilanas
- Dilys
- Dyfan
- Dylan
- Dylan-James
- Dylana
- Dyland
- Dylanie
- Dylann
- Dylen
- Dylin
- Dyllan
- Dyllen
- Dyllin
- Dyllon
- Dylon
- Eira
- Eirlys
- Eleri
- Elliw
- Elwyn
- Emlyn
- Emyr
- Enfys
- Enid
- Enlli
- Evans
- Ffion
- Fflur
- Floyd
- Gareth
- Garreth
- Garth
- Garyn
- Gavan
- Gaven
- Gavin
- Gavinn
- Gavon
- Gaynor
- Geraint
- Gethin
- Gethyn
- Gladis
- Gladys
- Glenda
- Glendy
- Glesni
- Glyn
- Glynn
- Griff
- Griffen
- Griffey
- Griffin
- Griffith
- Griffyn
- Gruff
- Gruffudd
- Gruffydd
- Gryffin
- Guinevere
- Guto
- Gwen
- Gwenan
- Gwendalyn
- Gwendalynn
- Gwendelyn
- Gwendolen
- Gwendoline
- Gwendolyn
- Gwendolynn
- Gweneth
- Gwenevere
- Gwenith
- Gwenivere
- Gwenllian
- Gwenn
- Gwennan
- Gwenneth
- Gwenno
- Gwenyth
- Gwion
- Gwydion
- Gwyn
- Gwyndolyn
- Gwyneth
- Gwynevere
- Gwynn
- Gwynne
- Gwynneth
- Haf
- Heledd
- Howell
- Hughes
- Hywel
- Idris
- Iolo
- Jones
- Kambrey
- Kambria
- Kambryn
- Karys
- Kay
- Kerys
- Kynan
- Liliwen
- Linette
- Linnette
- Lleucu
- Llew
- Llewellyn
- Llewelyn
- Llewyn
- Llinos
- Llio
- Llion
- Lloyd
- Llyr
- Llywelyn
- Loyd
- Lyn
- Lynette
- Lynn
- Lynna
- Lynne
- Lynnette
- Lynnie
- Mabon
- Maddax
- Maddex
- Maddix
- Maddock
- Maddox
- Maddoxx
- Maddux
- Maddyx
- Madix
- Madoc
- Madox
- Madyx
- Marven
- Marvin
- Marvyn
- Marwin
- Mattox
- Meagan
- Meagen
- Meaghan
- Medi
- Meggan
- Meghann
- Megyn
- Meredith
- Meredyth
- Merick
- Merideth
- Meridith
- Merik
- Merlin
- Merlina
- Merlyn
- Merrick
- Merrik
- Mervin
- Meygan
- Morgaine
- Morgan
- Morgana
- Morgane
- Morgann
- Morganne
- Morgen
- Morghan
- Morgon
- Morgyn
- Myfanwy
- Myrick
- Nerys
- Nia
- Niah
- Nye
- Olwen
- Owain
- Owen
- Owens
- Owin
- Owyn
- Owynn
- Powell
- Price
- Pryce
- Reace
- Reana
- Reanna
- Reannah
- Rease
- Rece
- Reece
- Rees
- Reese
- Reice
- Reis
- Reise
- Reiss
- Rheannon
- Rhiain
- Rhian
- Rhiane
- Rhiann
- Rhiannan
- Rhianne
- Rhiannon
- Rhianon
- Rhodri
- Rhonda
- Rhyce
- Rhydian
- Rhys
- Rhyse
- Rianna
- Riannon
- Riese
- Roberts
- Ronda
- Seren
- Shana
- Shanna
- Shannah
- Taegan
- Taegen
- Taliesin
- Taran
- Taren
- Tarran
- Tarren
- Tarron
- Taygan
- Teegan
- Teeghan
- Tegan
- Teghan
- Teigan
- Teigen
- Teilo
- Teleri
- Tesni
- Tirion
- Treavor
- Trevar
- Trever
- Trevor
- Tudor
- Urian
- Von
- Wendolyn
- Winifred
- Winni
- Winnie
- Winnifred
- Wyn
- Wynn
- Wynne
- Wynnie
- Yale
Other origins
Akan, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Baltic, Celtic, Chinese, Cornish, English, French, Germanic, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern, Native American, Old English, Old Norse, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Scottish, Slavic, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Welsh baby names”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/origins/welsh, updated 20 October 2026.