# Arwel (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/arwel/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Welsh |
| Meaning | “prominent” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹwəl/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | 94, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Welsh, derivation uncertain. Possibly "prominent".

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10 | 1,235 |
| 1997 | 21 | 759 |
| 1998 | 6 | 1,821 |
| 1999 | 7 | 1,664 |
| 2000 | 8 | 1,552 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1,949 |
| 2002 | 6 | 2,005 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3,744 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3,865 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3,987 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2,707 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3,959 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3,937 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.