Arwen

Meaning: Very blessed
Origin: Welsh — From ar-, an intensifier, and gwen, fair or blessed

Meaning: Noble maiden
Origin: Fictional coinage — Coined by J. R. R. Tolkien for Arwen of The Lord of the Rings

Girl's name · #1384 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Arwen is near its high-water mark: it reached #1278 in 2023 and still ranked #1384 in 2025. About 3,300 girls have carried it since 1968.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#324 in Scotland (2025) · #551 in England & Wales (2025) · #667 in France (2025) · #800 in Switzerland (2025) · #935 in Canada (2025) · #936 in Belgium (2025) · #1,059 in Austria (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,385 in Italy (2024) · #407 in N. Ireland (2024) · #556 in Ireland (2024) · #1,016 in Netherlands (2023) and 2 more.

Famous Arwens

Arwen Elys Dayton — American science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction writer (born 1974)
Arwen Humphreys — Actress (born 1976)
Arwen P. Mohun — Academic (born 1961)

In stories & tradition

Arwen — Fictional half-elf in Tolkien's Middle-Earth
Arwen Undómiel — Lord of the Rings (musical stage work)

What Arwens become

Among 16 notable people named Arwen:

Similar names: Rori · Ariela · Finnley · Madden · Arlo · Aoife

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