Welsh names, by how often Americans give them
80 names in U.S. records come from Welsh, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Owen (7,223 babies), then Dylan and Evan.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
Welsh names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Owen | 7,223 | A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Welsh Owain. Wiktionary |
| Dylan | 6,546 | A male given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Evan | 2,462 | A male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John. Wiktionary |
| Rhys | 816 | A male given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Brynn | 774 | A female given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Meredith | 656 | A female given name from Welsh; sometimes mistaken for a combination of Mary and Edith. Wiktionary |
| Trevor | 400 | A male given name from Welsh, from Welsh Trefor. Popular in the UK in the 1950s and the 1960s. Wiktionary |
| Idris | 397 | A male given name from Welsh, popularized by actor Idris Elba. Wiktionary |
| Marvin | 385 | A male given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Gwen | 384 | A female given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Megan | 301 | A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Guinevere | 295 | A female given name from Welsh or Proto-Celtic. Wiktionary |
| Winifred | 284 | A female given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Rhiannon | 210 | A female given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Cedric | 209 | A male given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Arwen | 158 | A female given name, masculine equivalent Arwyn; variant form Arwenna. Wiktionary |
| Tegan | 127 | A female given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Gwyneth | 114 | A female given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Bryn | 106 | A female given name from Welsh in occasional modern use. Wiktionary |
| Meghan | 102 | A female given name from Welsh, a pseudo-Irish spelling of the Welsh Megan. Wiktionary |
| Armon | 84 | A male given name, variant of Garmon. Wiktionary |
| Lynette | 66 | A female given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Mervin | 58 | A male given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Seren | 58 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Arwyn | 55 | A male given name, feminine equivalent Arwen. Wiktionary |
| Gladys | 49 | A female given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Gareth | 46 | A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance. Wiktionary |
| Siani | 41 | A female given name, equivalent to English Jenny. Wiktionary |
| Macsen | 40 | A male given name, equivalent to English Maximus. Wiktionary |
| Bronwyn | 37 | A female given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Annalyn | 37 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Alis | 34 | A female given name, equivalent to English Alice. Wiktionary |
| Carys | 32 | A female given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Wynne | 32 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Aluna | 32 | A female given name, masculine equivalent Alun. Wiktionary |
| Enid | 30 | A female given name from Welsh of obscure meaning. Wiktionary |
| Llewellyn | 27 | A male given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Alys | 27 | A female given name, equivalent to English Alice. Wiktionary |
| Shana | 25 | A female given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
| Wyn | 25 | A male given name from Welsh. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
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