Arwen
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning noble maiden; from Welsh ar and gwen.
Arwen by the numbers
In 2025, 72 babies in England and Wales were named Arwen. In the US, 108 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 166 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arwen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Arwen
Names that are said the same way as Arwen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Arwynnfair; a form of Arwen or Arwyn5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Arwen, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Arwen
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