Anwen
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning very fair or very beautiful.
Babies a year
32
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1051
32 babies
Anwen by the numbers
In 2025, 32 babies in England and Wales were named Anwen.
Its American peak was 18 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Anwen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Arwennoble maiden; from Welsh ar and gwen72 in England and Wales (2025)
- Anwynvery fair or beautiful6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Awenmuse or poetic inspiration3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Aspenaspen tree; trembling tree1,113 in the US (2017)
- Ardeneagle valley; a place name346 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Anwen, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Anwen
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