Girl’s name · Cornish

Morwenna

How to say it: mor-WEN-uh · /mɔːrˈwɛnə/

Cornish for 'maiden' - ancient saint's name revived in Cornwall and used in literature.

Morwenna was the 11,110th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 7 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.4-fold in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #15,543 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#11,110for girls in 2025
1 in 473,620US babies
7born in 2025
#15,543projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Morwenna
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#11,110
Babies born in 20257
Share of births1 in 473,620
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.4
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#15,543

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Morwenna is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 4 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Wenna
  • Mor

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Morwenna is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Welsh.

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