How Many People Are Named Bronwen?
An estimated 748 people in the United States have the first name Bronwen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Bronwen peaked in popularity in 1980 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bronwen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bronwen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
748
About 1 in 458,228 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1980
25 births
Total Registered
862
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bronwen
Bronwen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 862 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bronwen as a female name
Ranked #10,539 in 2022
9 female births in 2022
Peak: 1980 (25 births)
Bronwen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bronwen span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 189 babies were registered. Bronwen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bronwen by Decade
How has Bronwen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bronwen by State
Bronwen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bronwen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bronwen
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bronwen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bronwen?
We estimate approximately 748 people named Bronwen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 458,228 Americans share this first name.
Is Bronwen a common name?
Bronwen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 862 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bronwen most popular?
Bronwen reached peak popularity in 1980, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bronwen is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bronwen a female name?
Bronwen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bronwen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bronwen Smith, Bronwen Johnson, Bronwen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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