The first name Bronwyn

In 2025, 25 girls were named Bronwyn, making it the 1,271st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 73 births (#428).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bronwyn with other names.

In 2025, 37 girls born in the United States were named Bronwyn, the 3,916th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1964, when 83 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.

• Bronwyn Bancroft
  Australian artist, administrator and book illustrator (born 1958)
• Bronwyn Eagles
  Australian athletics competitor, born 1980
• Bronwyn Thompson
  Australian long jumper, born 1978
• Bronwyn Mayer
  Australian water polo player, born 1974
• Bronwyn Bishop
  Australian politician and former Speaker of the House, born 1942
• Bronwyn Oliver
  Australian sculptor (1959–2006)

• Megan
• Meredith
• Winifred
• Gwen
• Kay
• Brynn
• Cerys
• Gwendolyn
• Carys
• Gladys
• Meghan
• Sian
• Rhiannon
• Enid
• Lowri
• Gwyneth

All 78 names of Welsh origin

What does the name Bronwyn mean?

Borrowed from Welsh Bronwen.

What is the origin of the name Bronwyn?

Borrowed from Welsh Bronwen.

How popular is the name Bronwyn?

In 2025, 25 girls born in England and Wales were named Bronwyn, ranking 1,271st. Its peak was 1996, with 73 births.

Is Bronwyn a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,729 US babies named Bronwyn since 1880 were girls.

When was Bronwyn most popular?

1964 in the United States, when 83 babies were named Bronwyn, its highest rank at 1,213th.