Common Welsh Girls Names

Welsh girls names are some of the prettiest names around. In this page we’ll learn what are the most common Welsh girls names over the last century in Wales and also in England and Wales.

See the Popularity of Welsh Names in England and Wales

The population of Wales only accounts for 5.7% of the total population in England and Wales so we expect Welsh names to be less common than in the two countries combined than only in Wales.

In the beginning of the last century (1904 survey) only Gladys was popular in England and Wales,in 12th position. However, in 1954 Welsh names became more popular with Lynn, Lynne and Glynis all reaching the top 100 common baby names.

Towards the end of the Twenty century the names that were common in 1954 were no longer as widespread:

• Megan (17th position)
• Sian -(69th position)
• Bethan -(74th position)
• Rhianon -(91st position)

In 2010, only Megan was popular in both England and Wales.

Welsh Mums are Choosing Welsh Girls Names

In the latest data released by the National Statistics Office in 2010 you can see that only 13% of babies in Wales are given a Welsh girl’s name whilst in England and Wales this figure stands at 1%. Here’s the list of the of the Welsh Names for Girls:

1. Seren
2. Megan
3. Ffion
4. Carys
5. Cerys
6. Lowri
7. NIA
8. Bethan
9. Tegan
10. Elin
11. Cadi
12. Catrin

See our other pages to learning the meaning of these Welsh Girls Names or for help choosing a baby girl’s name.

Advice Choosing a Welsh Girl’s Name

We’ve put together a Youtube video to help you use this site. This video will help you choose a girl’s name. See Welsh girl’s names if you are looking for the meaning behind the Welsh names. If you’re looking for advice when choosing a name see our tips section. If you want a quick overview of the site just click on the video below.

Good luck if you’re choosing a baby’s name. See our Welsh Girls name finder section to get you started trying different combination of girls names. You can see what names work best with your surname.

Historic Welsh Girl’s Names

As it’s St David day’s we decided to get together some historic Welsh girl’s names:

• Non -of course the mother of Dewi Sant
• Rhiannon– was from the Mabinogion
• Gwendolen – was the wife of King Arthur
• Awen – a girls name that appear in the Welsh National Anthem ‘Hen Wlad fy Nhadau’.
• Brawen – was the daughter of Ll^r from the Mabinogion
• Elen – was a Welsh saint of Caernarfon and the wife of Masen Wledig the Roman Emperor who give Wales the first taste of independence.
• Olwen – was a heroine from the Mabinogion stories.

A significant number of traditional Welsh girls names that we encounter today originate from Welsh mythology. If you found these girls names interesting you might also be interested in our Welsh Girls Names section which includes more names along with their meanings.

Welsh Girl’s Name Seren

Seren is a pretty Welsh name and it means star in Welsh. Seren is one of the most popular girl’s names in Wales and in 2010 the Office of National Statistics reported that Seren was the most popular Welsh name in Wales and the 5th most popular name overall. In England, this name was ranked in 288 position. For more popular Welsh girls names see our Top 10 list of Welsh Girls Names.

Seren a short name and it is pronounced in English as simply ‘Ser-en’.

On our site you can find more information about the meaning of other Welsh girls names and if your expecting a baby try our name selector tool at Welsh names for girls page as it has a tool that allows you to try different combinations of names along with your surname to see what combination of names sound the best.