Arwen
Arwen was the 1384th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 158 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1278th with 179 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 413 places. More babies were named Arwen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,384 girls, up 345 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 158girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023179 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,299babies recorded
Arwen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,384 | 158 |
| 2020 | #1,729 | 116 |
| 2010 | #2,365 | 80 |
| 2000 | #9,977 | 9 |
| 1990 | #7,927 | 10 |
| 1980 | #2,699 | 34 |
| 1970 | #3,883 | 15 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Arwen, counting every spelling?
Arwen is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,103 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,384 for Arwen on its own. Together these spellings went to 203 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arwen | 158 | #1,384 | 833 |
| Arwyn | 45 | #3,399 | 190 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Arwen?
158 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arwen (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Arwen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 53 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arwen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arwen?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Arwen are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 5 and 21. That makes Arwen a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arwen by state
How common Arwen was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (2.8×), Indiana (2.1×), Tennessee (1.6×). In 27 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arwen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arwen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arwen
How popular is the name Arwen?
Arwen was the 1384th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 158 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1278th with 179 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 413 places. More babies were named Arwen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Arwen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Arwen in the US.
Where is Arwen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arwen was most common in Colorado (0.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Utah.