What Welsh girls names are fashionable?

They are nothing like the names where I'm from @woodenblox . Those are not old lady names, most are middle-aged names.
The popular old lady names back in fashion are ones like Anni, Elsi and Nansi.
It would be interesting to know what the language background of the parents - I wouldn't name a baby Carys or Rhian for example because of them being so popular decades ago.
Some of the names you listed were popular 35 years ago, so that's why I'm saying they're not fashionable now. Maybe they compare to something like Chloe in that they're still being used but not 'fashionable' any more.

If you are living in somewhere not particularly Welsh culturally and didn't go to a Welsh-medium school you probably won't realise that the names are dated.
There's nothing wrong with the names but I'd be very surprised to hear them for a baby.

I think that applies to parents who are Welsh-heritage not those who speaks Welsh as their first language. I know quite a few young girls with names like Lleucu and Llio.

I was thinking of the really popular ones, i.e. the ones in @YSianiFlewog's list, not just 'I know one or two' but statistically. Like it or not the majority of people, even in wales aren't welsh speakers so the more anglicised/"easy" ones are probably always going to be more popular.

Some people will completely disagree though and not want to dilute their culture for the benefit of others, and make the point you wouldn't criticise a Danish family for naming their dd Lærke or Dagmar because French people wouldn't know how to pronounce it, etc. I hold my hands up and say my view is probably influenced by growing up with an 'unusual' name myself!

I think you’re a bit out of date, in my local primary schools in south wales (where my dc and their cousins go) there are multiple Ffions, Anwens and Elins, as well as the odd Bronwen, Carys, Betsan, Mali, Rhiannon, Rhian and Mair! The old lady names are definitely back in fashion.

@verabarbleen , why are you suggesting a misspelt Cornish name on a thread called What Welsh girls names are fashionable? ?

not sure if some one has already said it but I think Elowyn is very pretty I gave it to my now 5 month old as a middle name

Thanks. I like it.

One Welsh speaking family, the other English speaking. (Rhiannon)

@RoseApp , in their case I would look for a Welsh name they like and use it as a middle name.

If they want a Welsh first name, there are classic ones that won't sound awful. They might not be fashionable but they're acceptable and IMO really nice.
Catrin (Catherine), Elin (Ellen/Helen), Non (St David's mother), Nia (Niamh) and Siân (Jane) fit in that category.
Some names that they might like but I've not seen mentioned are Lois (not Welsh but from the Bible and pronounced Loyce) and Annest (Agnes). They're not fresh and new but they're nice.

Ceridwen is nice and a very old name but I remember some very old Ceridwens from when I was very young and the name got said as Cridwen (it's really Kerr-ID-wenn).

Diphthongs (two vowels next to each other combining to make one sound) are tricky for non-speakers to get right. A name like Lowri (Laura) will get said as Lowry.

When names get anglicised, the stress often gets shifted (e.g. people thinking that Eleri rhymes with celery), or the unstressed vowel gets said as a shwa (e.g. Seren said as Serrun, Bethan said as Bethun).
If you insist on a name like Bethan being said the Welsh way, they'll say Beth-Anne 😦. I've heard Eluned said as Ellin Ed - it's Eh-LIN-ed.

Obviously, they should name their little baby what they like and there are lots of wonderful Welsh names. If they move to South Wales their DC will almost certainly learn Welsh at school.

I love the name Ceridwen.

Are the parents Welsh-speakers?
I like it but Fleetwood Mac ruined it for me but they also said Sara as Sarah.

I only know of one Tanwen. She has a sister called Efa and a mother who is a very good runner (marathons not tv runner).

There are two girls called Rhiannon in my daughter's year in school.

It was a joke

How about Tanwen (white fire)

That's a song not a name and it's sosban fach.

Sospan fach

I would largely agree with ' version but maybe not as far back - there was a 20 year old Elin on the traitors last year and I know a Rhiannon in her 60s, etc.

Rhiannon was popular in the1940s, I can think of two who would be about 60 and one in her 30s (one parent Welsh, one not) but lots my parents' age.

Elin and Ffion were fresh and 'new' in the 1960s but many parents born around 1970 used them for their children. I wouldn't be surprised at a 20-yr old Elin and it's a nice name but it would have been a safe choice.

My contemporaries have names like Siân, Carys, Bethan, Rhian, Nia, Delyth, Eleri, Sioned and Manon, and the names were very popular. They're the names of women in the 50-70 age group.

Grug and Fflur - both have a long 'u' sound with no English equivalent.
It's like the 'i' in 'dip', but the length of the ''ee' sound in 'deep'.

If she's not actually living in wales her first focus should be how it will be pronounced
I agree. I love a lot of Welsh names that would just not work outside Wales. (Mallt, Leusa, Buddug...).

Most of the popular ones probably are popular because they are pretty much say as you see, even with english phonetics,
I think that applies to parents who are Welsh-heritage not those who speaks Welsh as their first language. I know quite a few young girls with names like Lleucu and Llio.

Also the last time there was this thread, several people said 'Grug' (Heather) was popular in their Cylch/early years classes which I still can't quite believe - the welsh pronunciation sounds a bit prettier (the u is pronounced more as a long eee) but it doesn't sound great said phonetically by non-welsh speakers.

I would largely agree with @NamingNoNames ' version but maybe not as far back - there was a 20 year old Elin on the traitors last year and I know a Rhiannon in her 60s, etc.

I would say Ffion, Angharad, Rhian and Carys/Cerys are a bit old fashioned now - I'm in my 30s and there were a few of all of those in my class. About the same era as Louise/Emma/Amy/Rebecca/Gemma in english names!

Seren was very popular about 10 years ago so might be just going over the curve into 'era dated' by now. Eira round about the same time although not as well known.

Mali/Mabli etc. very current, and, I actually think Bronwen and Anwen are as well - in the same way that english 'old lady names' have now come full circle back in fashion.

Then the more unusual ones are unlikely to really date at all, just because there aren't enough of them to be linked to any specific era.

If she's not actually living in wales her first focus should be how it will be pronounced - if everybody she meets is going to call her Ryan is Rhian even her name 😁 Most of the popular ones probably are popular because they are pretty much say as you see, even with english phonetics,

Fflur is one that's used as a middle name. Typically, first and middle names are 2-syllable 1-syllable. Elin Fflur, Ffion Haf, Alaw Mai etc. The same middle names get overused in an age group

If the first name is 1-syllable then the 2nd middle name is longer. I know a lot of women who are something like Angharad or something Eleri.

@ToadRage , If she's in a Welsh-speaking community the names are dated.
They are like something like Karen and Rachel in terms of fashion.

Fflur. The one I know is 18. I dont know if it's fashionable or not

No she is only a year or two older than me (39). Her children are still children.

Maybe we know the same friend!
I like the name Ffion; it’s pretty and graceful without being infantile and cutesy. I only know a couple (don’t like anywhere near Wales though!).
Some of the names mentioned are really lovely although I’m not sure I’m pronouncing them in my head as they should be said out loud…

Is she in her 80s? Those are names that were everywhere in the 1960s.