Arwyn
Arwyn may refer to:Arwyn Davies, Welsh actor Arwyn Davies, Baron Arwyn (1897–1978), Welsh life peer Arwyn Jones, English cricketer Arwyn Lynn Ungoed-Thomas (1904–1972), Welsh Labour Party politician and British judge Arwyn, protagonist of Sojourn
Meaning & Origin of Arwyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arwyn may refer to:Arwyn Davies, Welsh actor Arwyn Davies, Baron Arwyn (1897–1978), Welsh life peer Arwyn Jones, English cricketer Arwyn Lynn Ungoed-Thomas (1904–1972), Welsh Labour Party politician and British judge Arwyn, protagonist of Sojourn
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The Story of Arwyn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Arwyn as a girl name dates back to 1978, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 42 newborns named Arwyn — #3,629 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Arwyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Arwyn ranks #3,614 for girls with 42 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). All told, over 708 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Arwyn as a boy name dates back to 2017, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Arwyn — #7,224 in the national rankings. About 75% of every Arwyn on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Arwyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 40 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Arwyn
Arwyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 708 births in the dataset. Arwyn's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,614. Use the chart and map above to compare Arwyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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