Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Arwen

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Most beautiful.
English
In J.R.R. Tolkien''s The Lord of the Rings, Arwen is the daughter of Elrond and marries Aragorn to become queen of elves and men. She is called Evening Star.

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Literary

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Arwen

Pronunciation

a-rwen, ar-wen

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #1277, 179 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1382, 158 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025158
2024169
2023179
2022177
2021148
2020116
2019144
2018123
2017109
2016129

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #383, 111 births); most recent 2025 (rank #551, 72 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202572
202493
202376
2022111
202150
202066
201960
201861
201753
201648

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #2610, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #414, 132 births); most recent 2023 (rank #792, 51 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023551
2022457
2021569
2020475
2019–65
2018–62
2017–62
2016–81
2015–93
2014–104

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #399, 12 births); most recent 2024 (rank #546, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20246
20233
2022–
20215
20204
20195
20187
20176
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #215, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #324, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202510
202417
202311
20228
20218
202010
20196
201811
20179
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #354, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #407, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
20233
20224
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #492, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20235
2022–
2021–
20205
20196
20186
2017–
20165
20156
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence