Gender
Origin
- Welsh
- White Footprint
White footprint, white tracks; Olwen was the Celtic mythological daughter of Ysbaddaden and wife of Culwch, who saved her from her monstrous father. - Celtic
Syllables
2
Themes
- Arthurian Legend
Pronunciation
o-lwen, ol-wen
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1917 (rank #2552, 12 births); most recent 2018 (rank #15678, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 2023 (rank #1774, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2277, 12 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11 |
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 2003 (rank #2514, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #2398, 10 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4570, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
| 2020 | – | 4 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | – | 4 |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
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 1980 (rank #401, 6 births); most recent 2017 (rank #872, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
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