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Bronwen

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #549 to #2673.200020052010201520202025#549#2673
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
1996#549
1997#551
1998#552
1999#580
2000#728
2001#685
2002#842
2003#799
2004#1043
2005#1012
2006#1243
2007#1160
2008#1641
2009#1083
2010#1731
2011#1729
2012#1387
2013#1484
2014#1411
2015#1452
2016#2120
2017#1411
2018#1788
2019#1439
2020#2300
2021#1866
2022#2673
2023#1959
2024#1491
2025#1512

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2002: #339 among girls in Northern Ireland, #842 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1970–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1970

    First recorded at #396 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1512 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 3 regions, from 1970 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #339 in Northern Ireland in 2002.

Bronwen'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#151220HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#149121HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#195914HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#26739HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#186615HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#230011HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#143921HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#178816HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#141123HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#212013HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#145222HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#141122HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#148421HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#138723HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#172916HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#173116HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#108329HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#164116HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#116024HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#124321HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#101225HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#104323HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#79933HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#84228HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#68537HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#72832HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#58047HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#55249HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#55147HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#54945HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#3393HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#5763HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#3964HighVerified

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

Where Bronwen is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Bronwen, between 1970 and 2025, in 32 of those 56 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.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1970England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England 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 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: highest position in 200219702025
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
Republic of Ireland1970–19973#396 in 1970
England and Wales1996–202530#549 in 1996
Northern Ireland20021#339 in 2002

Its high point came 32 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1970) than in Northern Ireland (2002).

No registrar recorded it for 13 years after 1982; it appears again in 1996.

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What is known about Bronwen

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1970–2025.
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 3 regions, from 1970 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #339 in Northern Ireland in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.