boy's name
Mewen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,580
Mewen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2012, when 95 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 29,475 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1988.
Mewen over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 75 |
| 2000s | 540 |
| 2010s | 720 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 235 |
How popular is Mewen?
In 2025, Mewen was given to 20 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Mewen is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Méwen | Méwen is a rare spelling of Mewen, written with an acute accent and recorded about 185 times, mostly in France. | 185 |
| Mëwen | Mëwen is a rare spelling of Mewen, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Mewen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mewen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mewen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mewen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mewen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mewen
Is Mewen a girl's or a boy's name?
Mewen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Mewen most popular?
Mewen peaked in 2012, when 95 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Mewen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mewen currently ranks #1,517 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.