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UK girl's name

Tanwen

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.

Tanwen is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Tanwen popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4843, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 6 births.

This profile covers 68 England and Wales registrations across 16 recorded years from 1998 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 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 68 living people in the UK are called Tanwen. 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

  • Tanwen ranked #4843 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2011, when 6 girls were registered as Tanwen.
  • About 68 living people in the UK are estimated to have Tanwen as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#4843

2024

Births in 2024

4

Latest year

Peak year

2011

6 births

Estimated living

68

2026

Popularity

Tanwen over time

The chart below shows babies named Tanwen registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 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 Tanwen, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 6 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Tanwen
02356199820112024

Decades

Tanwen by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Tanwen 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 #4287 14 3
2010s #4602 18 4
2000s #3719 33 8
1990s #3848 3 1

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FAQ

Tanwen: questions and answers

How popular is the name Tanwen in the UK right now?

In 2024, Tanwen was ranked #4843 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.

When was Tanwen most popular?

The peak year on record was 2011, with 6 babies registered as Tanwen in England and Wales.

How many people are called Tanwen in the UK?

A total of 68 babies have been registered as Tanwen across the 16 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.