Branwen
Branwen, Daughter of Llŷr is a major character in the medieval Welsh story known as the Second Branch of the Mabinogi, which is sometimes called the "Mabinogi of Branwen" after her.
- Welsh
- Welsh Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Branwen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Branwen, Daughter of Llŷr is a major character in the medieval Welsh story known as the Second Branch of the Mabinogi, which is sometimes called the "Mabinogi of Branwen" after her.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
- Welsh Mythology
The Story of Branwen
Branwen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1975: 6 births, good for #7,984 nationwide. About 48% of every Branwen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Branwen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 42 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Branwen
Branwen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 42 births in the dataset. Branwen's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #7,984. Use the chart and map above to compare Branwen'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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