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Arwen

Girl

Origin of the name

Arwen comes from the name of a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

Rising name

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The high point came in 2023, with 179 births and the No. 1277 spot that year. The rise continues, up 52% on the previous ten years. In 2025, it ranked No. 1382. 32% of all babies named Arwen since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
3,299births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 1277rank at its peak, in 2023

Where babies named Arwen are born

2023

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The darker the blue, the more common Arwen is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Arwen is most common in California (2 times) and Texas (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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