| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dai | Beloved (from David) | Welsh | Boy | 21 #201 | |
| Hael | Generous, bountiful | Welsh | Unisex | 21 #202 | |
| Meridith | Originally 'great lord' or 'sea lord' (from Welsh elements meaning 'great' or 'sea' + 'lord') | Welsh | Unisex | 20 #203 | |
| Rhoslyn | From the moor by the lake | Welsh | Girl | 19 #204 | |
| Ellin | Bright, shining one; torch | Scandinavian, Welsh | Girl | 18 #205 | |
| Gwenith | From Welsh 'gwenith' meaning 'wheat'. | Welsh | Girl | 18 #206 | |
| Gwynneth | Fair, white; blessed | Welsh | Girl | 18 #207 | |
| Hanes | In Welsh: 'history' or 'story'. As an English surname-derived name: linked to Haynes/Haines (from a medieval personal name Hain or a habitation/enclosure). | Welsh | Boy | 18 #208 | |
| Ellys | 'My God is Yahweh' (derived from Elijah/Elias) | English, Welsh | Unisex | 17 #209 | |
| Morganne | Sea-born | Breton, Welsh | Girl | 17 #210 | |
| Marva | Modern feminine name; often treated as a feminine form of Marvin/Mervyn or a variant of Arabic Marwa - meanings vary by source. | Arabic, English, Welsh | Girl | 15 #211 | |
| Tygan | Variant of Teagan/Tegan: 'little poet' (from Irish Tadhgán) or 'little toy/darling' (from Welsh tegan) | Irish, Welsh | Unisex | 15 #212 | |
| Daran | Variant of Darren, commonly interpreted as 'great' or derived from roots meaning 'oak' or 'oak grove'. | English, Welsh | Boy | 14 #213 | |
| Eley | Likely either a spelling variant of Hebrew Eli ('my God' / 'ascended') or derived from the English place/surname Ely (originally 'island of eels' or 'island'). | English, Hebrew, Welsh | Unisex | 14 #214 | |
| Harri | Home ruler | English, Welsh | Boy | 14 #215 | |
| Meredyth | Derived from Welsh elements meaning 'great lord' (sometimes rendered 'sea lord') | Welsh | Girl | 14 #216 | |
| Adwaith | Return; response; reaction | Welsh | Unisex | 13 #217 | |
| Harys | Derived from Henry/Harry - 'home ruler' or 'ruler of the household'. | English, Welsh | Boy | 13 #218 | |
| Jevan | Likely a variant of Evan/Jovan/Javan - commonly interpreted as 'God is gracious' (from John/Evan) or associated with 'Greece/Greek' (from Hebrew Javan). | English, Hebrew, Slavic, Welsh | Boy | 13 #219 | |
| Tarren | Thunder | Welsh | Boy | 13 #220 | |
| Linnette | Little linnet (songbird); alternatively linked to the Welsh name Luned (meaning uncertain) | English, French, Welsh | Girl | 12 #221 | |
| Rhealyn | Combination of Rhea ('flowing' or 'earth') and Lynn ('lake' or 'waterfall'), often interpreted as 'flowing lake' or 'flowing water.' | Welsh | Girl | 12 #222 | |
| Cadi | Diminutive of Katherine - 'pure' | Welsh | Girl | 11 #223 | |
| Dylyn | Sea-born; 'son of the sea' or 'born of the sea' | Welsh | Boy | 11 #224 | |
| Rhodri | Famous/renowned ruler | Welsh | Boy | 11 #225 | |
| Colwyn | Likely derived from Old Welsh elements; often interpreted as 'fair/white hazel' or 'fair one of the hazel' - exact meaning is uncertain. | Welsh | Boy | 10 #226 | |
| Glynn | Valley; dweller of the valley | Welsh | Boy | 10 #227 | |
| Marrick | Likely "famous ruler" (from mar- + -ric); alternatively linked to Maurice meaning "dark-skinned, Moor" | English, Welsh | Boy | 10 #228 | |
| Drystan | Likely 'riot, tumult' (from Brittonic drust); later associated with 'sad/sorrowful' via Old French 'triste'. | Welsh | Boy | 9 #229 | |
| Gawen | Hawk of May | Welsh | Boy | 9 #230 | |
| Olwenn | White footprint / fair-blessed track | Breton, Welsh | Girl | 9 #231 | |
| Si | Varies by origin: as an English nickname from Simon ('he has heard'); as a Welsh/Irish short form of feminine names (e.g. Siân, Síle) related to Jane/Cecilia; in Chinese romanization 'Si' can represent characters meaning 'thought' (思), 'silk' (丝), 'four' (四), etc. | Chinese, English, Irish, Vietnamese, Welsh | Unisex | 9 #232 | |
| Trev | Large settlement | English, Welsh | Boy | 9 #233 | |
| Guenevere | From Welsh gwen 'white, fair, blessed' + hwyfar - commonly interpreted as 'fair one' or 'white/bright phantom.' | Welsh | Girl | 8 #234 | |
| Lyness | From the lake or pool; dweller by the water | English, Gaelic, Scottish, Welsh | Unisex | 8 #235 | |
| Lewan | Lion (likely) | Georgian, Polish, Slavic, Welsh | Boy | 7 #236 | |
| Rhianne | Derived from Welsh Rhiannon: "great queen" or "divine queen" | Welsh | Girl | 7 #237 | |
| Saith | Means "seven" in Welsh; can imply "seventh" or relate to the number seven | Welsh | Boy | 7 #238 | |
| Anwyll | Beloved, dear | Welsh | Girl | 6 #239 | |
| Celyn | Holly (the holly tree) | Welsh | Unisex | 6 #240 | |
| Gawain | Likely 'white hawk' (from Welsh elements meaning 'hawk' + 'white/fair'); sometimes rendered 'hawk of the plain' | Welsh | Boy | 6 #241 | |
| Gethin | Dark-skinned; swarthy, dusky | Welsh | Boy | 6 #242 | |
| Gwenda | Fair/white; blessed or good (from Welsh gwen + da) | Welsh | Girl | 6 #243 | |
| Melin | In Welsh, melin = "mill"; also used as a form of Melina (Greek meli = "honey"), so meanings can include "mill" or "honey/sweet". | Greek, Turkish, Welsh | Unisex | 6 #244 | |
| Olwyn | From Welsh ol 'track/footprint' + wyn (gwyn) 'white/fair' - 'white (or fair) footprint' | Welsh | Unisex | 6 #245 | |
| Rhiann | Great or divine queen | Welsh | Girl | 6 #246 | |
| Saer | Carpenter, craftsman | Welsh | Boy | 6 #247 | |
| Branwen | Fair/blessed raven | Welsh | Girl | 5 #248 | |
| Bronwynn | From Welsh bron 'breast' + -wen 'fair' - often rendered 'fair/white breast' or 'fair one' | Welsh | Girl | 5 #249 | |
| Brynlin | Derived from Welsh 'bryn' (hill) combined with 'lin' (lake or diminutive): roughly 'hill by the lake' or 'little hill'. | English, Welsh | Unisex | 5 #250 |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Welsh-origin name in our dataset.
