Arwen

Meaning and origin of Arwen

Popularity of Arwen in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2005.
• Over recent years, Arwen has been stable (+1.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Arwen every 38 schools, all spellings combined.

Arwen in English-speaking countries

Arwen ranks 285^th in Scotland, against 687^th in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  285^th girls’ name38 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,431

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  503^rd girls’ name241 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,186+7% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  456^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,752

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,051^st girls’ name28 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,518

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  815^th girls’ name9 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,206

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  864^th girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,940

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,338^th girls’ name508 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,512+6.5% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Arwenn (in French)45

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Arwen

• Léanne
• Telma
• Maëlie
• Louane
• Maëlyne
• Eloane
• Vanessa
• Maëlia
• Katalyna
• Kamélya
• Léana
• Alaa

See also

• →French names of modern origin