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Arwen

girls’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Arwen is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 169 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
1690.01% of girls
Peak year
2023179 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1968
3,138people given the name
Babies named Arwen, by year of birthgirls
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The story in the numbers

3,138 girls have been named Arwen in the United States since 1968, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 179 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2013, and the 2010s alone account for 34%.

By decade

Decadegirls named Arwen
1960s10
1970s213
1980s170
1990s39
2000s855
2010s1,062
2020s789

In 2023, its biggest year

Arwen was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2023 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Arwen

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.