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AHR-wen
Arwen
OriginLiterature, Sindarin, Welsh
Meaning"noble maiden; fair, blessed"
GenderGirl
NB Rank#46
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About Arwen
The name Arwen peaked for girls at #1277 in 2023. The name is most popular in ARWEN, ARWEN, and ARWEN.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,923 | 104 | 58.2 |
| 2015 | #1,797 | 116 | 65 |
| 2016 | #1,661 | 129 | 72.8 |
| 2017 | #1,864 | 109 | 63.1 |
| 2018 | #1,685 | 123 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | #1,507 | 144 | 85.8 |
| 2020 | #1,729 | 116 | 71.8 |
| 2021 | #1,451 | 148 | 90.2 |
| 2022 | #1,325 | 177 | 107.9 |
| 2023 | #1,277 | 179 | 111.6 |
| 2024 | #1,344 | 169 | 104.3 |
| 2025 | #1,384 | 158 | 98.3 |
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Famous Arwens
- Arwen Arabella "Bella" Hardy
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- Arwen Estelle Williams
daughter of reality TV personalities Rhonda and Brady Williams of "My Five Wives"
- Arwen Lucinda "Lucky" Giles (b. 2019)
daughter of actress Caterina Scorsone and musician Rob Giles
- Arwen Humphreys
actress
Arwen in pop culture
- Arwen
elf princess in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings series
- Lana Arwen Lazar
character from book series Gone.
- Originally a Welsh name
which came into use at the end of the 19th century , derived from the Welsh intensifying prefix ar, + gwyn "white." Its adoption may have been influenced by the old Welsh name Arianwen.
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