The first name Bronwen
A girl’s name from Welsh.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Welsh origin
Borrowed from Welsh Bronwen.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 20 girls were named Bronwen, making it the 1,512th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1998, with 49 births (#552).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bronwen with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bronwen at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 10 girls born in the United States were named Bronwen, the 9,569th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1980, when 25 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Bronwen
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Bronwen KnoxAustralian water polo player, born 1986
- Bronwen WatsonAustralian rower, born 1977
- Bronwen HughesCanadian film director, born 1967
More Welsh girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Bronwen mean?
- Borrowed from Welsh Bronwen.
- What is the origin of the name Bronwen?
- Borrowed from Welsh Bronwen.
- How popular is the name Bronwen?
- In 2025, 20 girls born in England and Wales were named Bronwen, ranking 1,512th. Its peak was 1998, with 49 births.
- Is Bronwen a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 872 US babies named Bronwen since 1880 were girls.
- When was Bronwen most popular?
- 1980 in the United States, when 25 babies were named Bronwen, its highest rank at 3,331st.