Rhoswen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ROSS-wen
- Origin
- Welsh
Rhoswen is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “white rose”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rhoswen mean?
Welsh: from Welsh rhos 'rose' + gwen 'white, blessed'
“white rose”
Gwen, 'white, fair or blessed', also ends the Welsh names Arianwen, Eirwen and Rhianwen.
Is Rhoswen a girl's or a boy's name?
Rhoswen is a girls' name.
How popular is Rhoswen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 3 girls.
Rhoswen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
Names like Rhoswen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rumi, Kiki, Suki, Eden, Rhiannon, Ffion, Raegan, Yumna, Tegan, Yuna, Seren, Anwen
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, 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, “Rhoswen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rhoswen, updated 20 October 2026.