Arwyn
Arwyn was the 3399th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,906 places. More babies were named Arwyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,399 girls, up 1,161 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45girls
- Girls and boys
- 83% girls, 17% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202545 babies
- Total since 1880
- 721babies recorded
Arwyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,399 | #7,722 | 45 | 10 |
| 2020 | #4,560 | — | 29 | — |
| 2010 | #8,316 | — | 14 | — |
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| 1980 | #8,233 | — | 7 | — |
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How popular is Arwyn, counting every spelling?
Arwyn is a spelling of Arwen, a name family that ranked #1,103 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,399 for Arwyn 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 Arwyn?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arwyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Arwyn 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 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arwyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arwyn?
About 700 people born in the US named Arwyn are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Arwyn 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.
Arwyn by state
How common Arwyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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
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Questions about the name Arwyn
How popular is the name Arwyn?
Arwyn was the 3399th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,906 places. More babies were named Arwyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Arwyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 83% girls, 17% boys given the name Arwyn in the US.
Where is Arwyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arwyn was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).