Bronwen
About Bronwen
Bronwen is widespread in Wales, but still rare enough here to sound somewhat international — we think Bronwen is a real winner. (Note: the Bronwyn spelling is an Anglicization, since the -wyn ending is masculine in Welsh).
Bronwen Morgan is the lovely heroine of the classic novel and movie How Green Was My Valley. In Welsh mythology, Bronwen was the daughter of Llyr, the god of the sea.
Close cousin Branwen appears in Welsh medieval literature as a tragic figure who was turned into a bird. The ancient Welsh worshipped her as the goddess of the moon and love.
Pronounced BRON-wen.
As of October 2026, Bronwen ranked #9569 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2779 in 1947.
Editor's take: The name Bronwen is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "white breast".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
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- Odelia
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- Manon
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- Bronwyn
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Bronwen on lists
Famous Bronwens
- Bronwen Hughes
Canadian film director
- Bronwen Mantel
Canadian actress
- Bronwen Maddox
British journalist
- Bronwen Weber
American pastry chef and TV competitor
- Bronwen Knox
Australian Olympic water polo player
- Bronwen Wallace
Canadian poet
- Bronwen Watson
Australian Olympic rower
- Bronwen Wall
New Zealand author
Bronwen in pop culture
- Bronwen "Stormy" Llewellyn
character in Dean Koontz's "Odd Thomas"