Is Arwen a boy or girl name?
Arwen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 169 girls and 0 boys were named Arwen, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,138 US babies named Arwen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,344
- Babies named Arwen since 1968
- 3,138
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 179 babies
Boys and girls named Arwen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 213 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 170 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 855 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,062 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 789 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,344 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,277 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,325 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,451 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,729 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,507 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,685 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,864 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,661 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,797 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,923 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,904 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,358 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,484 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,364 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,271 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,071 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,050 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,432 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,291 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,643 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,342 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,253 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,976 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,515 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,730 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,620 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,662 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,337 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,927 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,532 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,627 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,407 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,987 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,613 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,493 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,484 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,184 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,931 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,701 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,003 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,474 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,721 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,295 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,885 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,435 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,894 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,100 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,957 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,883 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,552 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,077 |
Highest rank
Arwen has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,277 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.