Arwen

Meaning: Very blessed
Origin: Welsh — From Welsh ar- and gwen

Girl's name · #1384 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Arwen is near its high-water mark: it reached #1278 in 2023 and still ranked #1384 in 2025. About 3,300 girls have carried it since 1968.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#328 in Scotland (2025) · #553 in England & Wales (2025) · #667 in France (2025) · #800 in Switzerland (2025) · #948 in Belgium (2025) · #1,059 in Austria (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #938 in Canada (2024).

Famous Arwens

Arwen Humphreys — Actor (born 1976)
Arwen Elys Dayton — American science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction writer
Arwen P. Mohun — Academic

In stories & tradition

Arwen — The Lord of the Rings (novel series)
Arwen Undómiel — Lord of the Rings (musical stage work)

What Arwens become

Among 16 notable people named Arwen:

Similar names: Rori · Ariela · Finnley · Madden · Arlo · Aoife

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