Elwyn
Elwyn was the 6563rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 595th; the most babies were born in 1924 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,523 places. More babies were named Elwyn in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,563 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- 26% girls, 74% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,336babies recorded
Elwyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,587 | #6,563 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | #9,983 | — | 7 |
| 2000 | — | #9,462 | — | 6 |
| 1990 | — | #8,526 | — | 5 |
| 1980 | — | #6,556 | — | 5 |
| 1970 | — | #3,972 | — | 7 |
| 1960 | — | #2,157 | — | 15 |
| 1950 | — | #1,582 | — | 22 |
| 1940 | — | #1,011 | — | 41 |
| 1930 | — | #714 | — | 77 |
| 1920 | #4,107 | #663 | 7 | 93 |
| 1910 | — | #1,064 | — | 10 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Elwyn, counting every spelling?
Elwyn is a spelling of Elwin, a name family that had 33 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 33 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwin | 20 | #4,907 | 74 |
| Elwyn | 13 | #6,563 | 67 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Elwyn?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elwyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elwyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elwyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elwyn?
About 800 people born in the US named Elwyn are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 37 and 79. That makes Elwyn a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elwyn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elwyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elwyn
How popular is the name Elwyn?
Elwyn was the 6563rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 595th; the most babies were born in 1924 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,523 places. More babies were named Elwyn in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elwyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 26% girls, 74% boys given the name Elwyn in the US.