Owain
Origin
Welsh
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
traditionally read as 'well born'; the name of Owain Glyndŵr, the last native Prince of Wales, spelled the old way rather than the anglicized Owen
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Owain has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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