Branwen

A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning beautiful raven.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies

Branwen by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Branwen.

Its American peak was 6 babies in 1975, making it a 1970s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Branwen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Bronwenfair breast or white breast20 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Bronwyndark, blessed; brown breast in Welsh25 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Brannondescendant of Bran, raven26 in the US (2017)
  • Brandandescendant of brandan; a form of brendan19 in the US (2017)
  • Brandinfiery hill; a form of Brandon12 in the US (2017)
  • Baneensmall woman; a form of banóg7 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean beauty

Like Branwen, 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)

Other names that mean a bird

Like Branwen, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
  • Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
  • Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
  • Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
  • Jennasmall bird or paradise; form of Jinn804 in the US (2017)
  • Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Branwen

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