girl's name
Arianwen
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 228
Arianwen is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2021, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 35,130 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
Arianwen over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 |
| 2000s | 52 |
| 2010s | 79 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 88 |
How popular is Arianwen?
In 2025, Arianwen was given to 15 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Arianwen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arianwen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arianwen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Arianwen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arianwen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arianwen
How popular is the name Arianwen?
In 2025, Arianwen was given to 15 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Arianwen a girl's or a boy's name?
Arianwen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Arianwen most popular?
Arianwen peaked in 2021, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Arianwen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arianwen currently ranks #1,892 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.