UK girl's name
Arianwen
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Arianwen is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Arianwen popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2115, with 13 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2021, with 16 births.
This profile covers 213 England and Wales registrations across 25 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 81% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 212 living people in the UK are called Arianwen. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Arianwen ranked #2115 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 13 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2021, when 16 girls were registered as Arianwen.
- • About 212 living people in the UK are estimated to have Arianwen as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2115
2024
Births in 2024
13
Latest year
Peak year
2021
16 births
Estimated living
212
2026
Popularity
Arianwen over time
The chart below shows babies named Arianwen registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Arianwen, the clearest high point is 2021. The latest England and Wales figure is 13 births in 2024, compared with 16 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arianwen by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Arianwen was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1915 | 73 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2690 | 79 | 8 |
| 2000s | #3251 | 52 | 9 |
| 1990s | #3840 | 9 | 3 |
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- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Arianwen: questions and answers
How popular is the name Arianwen in the UK right now?
In 2024, Arianwen was ranked #2115 for girls in England and Wales, with 13 births registered.
When was Arianwen most popular?
The peak year on record was 2021, with 16 babies registered as Arianwen in England and Wales.
How many people are called Arianwen in the UK?
A total of 213 babies have been registered as Arianwen across the 25 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.