NameTides

Arwen

Arwen was the #1,382 girls' name in the US in 2025 (158 babies), and #551 in England & Wales and #935 in Canada.

Arwen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Arwen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Arwen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,382 (158)#551 (72)#324 (10)——#935 (29)
2024#1,334 (171)#447 (93)#215 (17)#407 (3)#556 (6)#1,032 (26)
2023#1,277 (179)#516 (76)#323 (11)#391 (3)#856 (3)#1,044 (24)
2022#1,325 (177)#382 (111)#380 (8)#354 (4)—#794 (34)
2021#1,450 (148)#747 (50)#396 (8)—#661 (5)#1,229 (20)
2020#1,728 (116)#589 (66)#341 (10)#397 (3)#700 (4)#851 (32)
2019#1,508 (144)#651 (60)#493 (6)—#621 (5)#895 (30)
2018#1,685 (123)#657 (61)#324 (11)—#512 (7)#1,122 (22)
2017#1,863 (109)#753 (53)#369 (9)—#579 (6)#1,333 (18)
2016#1,660 (129)#804 (48)#502 (6)—#661 (5)#949 (28)
2015#1,793 (116)#923 (39)#455 (7)—#751 (4)#1,202 (20)
2014#1,922 (104)#740 (53)#395 (9)—#458 (9)#1,151 (22)
2013#1,900 (105)#882 (42)#367 (10)—#399 (11)#1,305 (18)
2012#2,356 (79)#654 (63)#525 (6)—#398 (12)#1,248 (20)
2011#2,483 (73)#789 (47)#430 (8)—#465 (9)#1,122 (22)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,277.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1968.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Arwen is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,300 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,700 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Arwen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #915WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #703CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #653KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #578KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,352TXFlorida: #1,243FL
Arwen (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,4107

Arwen (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ArwenCanadaGirls#93529
ArwenEngland & WalesGirls#55172
ArwenIrelandGirls—too few
ArwenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ArwenScotlandGirls#32410
ArwenUSGirls#1,382158