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Arwen

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What official birth registration shows about Arwen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1998–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1998 to 2025, ranging from #382 to #3912.200020052010201520202025#382#3912
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1998#2701
2000#3912
2001#2226
2002#842
2003#583
2004#542
2005#604
2006#869
2007#854
2008#916
2009#879
2010#1013
2011#789
2012#654
2013#882
2014#740
2015#923
2016#804
2017#753
2018#657
2019#651
2020#589
2021#747
2022#382
2023#516
2024#447
2025#551

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 27 of the 28 years from 1998 to 2025.

In 2024: #215 among girls in Scotland, #407 among girls in Northern Ireland, #447 among girls in England and Wales, #556 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1998–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #2701 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #551 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #215 in Scotland in 2024.

Arwen's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#55172HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#44793HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#51676HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#382111HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#74750HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#58966HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#65160HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#65761HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#75353HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#80448HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#92339HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#74053HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#88242HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#65463HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#78947HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#101333HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#87938HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#91635HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#85437HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#86934HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#60453HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#54258HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#58350HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#84228HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#22267HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#27015HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#4073HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3913HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#3544HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#3973HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#3313HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#5566HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#7004HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#6215HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#5127HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#5796HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#4589HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#39911HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#39812HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#4659HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5936HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5874HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#3708HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#21517HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Arwen is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Arwen, between 1998 and 2025, in 27 of those 28 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2022Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2003Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2004ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419982025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1998–202527#382 in 2022
Northern Ireland2003–20245#331 in 2003
Republic of Ireland2004–202418#370 in 2004
Scotland20241#215 in 2024

Its high point came 21 years earlier in Northern Ireland (2003) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Arwen

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1998–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #215 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.