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Girl name · Welsh origin

Angharad

Welsh origin · 100% girls · 3 born in 2025

Welsh an, an intensifier, and car, "love" — much loved. A name from the Mabinogi, in continuous Welsh use for a thousand years.

MeaningMuch loved
OriginWelsh
Syllables3
NicknamesAnghi
Recorded in England & Wales947
Born in 20253
Themes: love

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Angharad per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 141
  • Born in 20253
  • All time947
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Angharad?

Angharad was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 1996, with 141 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Angharad

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amara0.62
  2. Anaya0.62
  3. Andra0.57
  4. Alana0.50
  5. Amaya0.50
  6. Azariah0.50
  7. Alayah0.50
  8. Ayana0.50

Middle names for Angharad

Ranked by flow score
  1. Angharad Eve0.86
  2. Angharad Rose0.83
  3. Angharad Louise0.83
  4. Angharad June0.82
  5. Angharad Pearl0.82
  6. Angharad Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Angharad

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Ianbrother · 0.90
  2. Tarasister · 0.89
  3. Ruthsister · 0.89
  4. Wesleybrother · 0.89
  5. Sabrinasister · 0.88
  6. Timothybrother · 0.88

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year1996 · 141
  3. Years recorded29 of 30
  4. All time947

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Angharad White0.78
  2. Angharad Reyes0.78
  3. Angharad Nguyen0.78
  4. Angharad Moore0.78
  5. Angharad Lee0.78
  6. Angharad Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Angharad

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.