Heulwen
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning sunshine.
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
Heulwen by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Heulwen.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Heulwen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean the sun
Like Heulwen, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marisolsea and sun250 in the US (2017)
- Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
- Solsun49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Soleilsun133 in the US (2017)
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