Is Bronwen a boy or girl name?

Bronwen is a girl’s name. Of the 872 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Bronwen

Recorded 1941–2025 · United States

Bronwen was most popular in 1980, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,189 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 872 people named Bronwen.

Bronwen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bronwen’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bronwen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bronwen is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 872 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org