NamesGirlA › Anwen
Girl name

Anwen

100% girls · 9 born in 2025

Anwen has been given to about 188 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 186
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Anwen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 18
  • Born in 20259
  • All time188
  • England & Wales, 202532

How popular is Anwen?

Its best year was 2004, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 6522nd. The typical living American called Anwen is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Anwen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aspen0.70
  2. Arden0.70
  3. Aven0.70
  4. Janeen0.66
  5. Carmen0.62
  6. Hayden0.62
  7. Gwen0.62
  8. Arleen0.63

Middle names for Anwen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Anwen Catherine0.78
  2. Anwen Josephine0.78
  3. Anwen Rose0.77
  4. Anwen Marie0.77
  5. Anwen Grace0.77
  6. Anwen Eve0.77

Sibling names for Anwen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Isabelasister · 0.76
  2. Soleilsister · 0.75
  3. Yarelisister · 0.75
  4. Fisherbrother · 0.75
  5. Campbelleither · 0.74
  6. Blazebrother · 0.74

Where Anwen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Anwen White0.72
    2. Anwen Moore0.72
    3. Anwen Hill0.72
    4. Anwen Hall0.72
    5. Anwen Brown0.72
    6. Anwen Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Anwen

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.