How Many People Are Named Branwen?
people named Branwen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,336,216 people in the US has this name
Based on 42 babies named Branwen in Social Security records from 1975 to 2019, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
6 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "beautiful raven" from Welsh bran "raven" and gwen "fair, white, blessed". In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, she is the sister of the British king Bran and the wife of the Irish king Matholwch.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Branwen in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Branwen alive today is about 20 years old, and 86% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Branwen first appears in the records in 1975 and was given most often in 1975, to 6 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2019.
Babies given the name each year, 1975 to 2019
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