Alwin
Alwin is a German and Dutch form of Alvin and may refer to:Alwin-Broder Albrecht (1903–1945), German naval officer, one of Adolf Hitler's adjutants during World War II Alwin Berger (1871–1931), German botanist and contributor to the nomenclature of succulent plants Alwin Boerst (1910–1944), German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka ace Alwin Bully (1948–2023), Dominican cultural administrator,…
- German
- Dutch
- Germanic
Meaning & Origin of Alwin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alwin is a German and Dutch form of Alvin and may refer to:Alwin-Broder Albrecht (1903–1945), German naval officer, one of Adolf Hitler's adjutants during World War II Alwin Berger (1871–1931), German botanist and contributor to the nomenclature of succulent plants Alwin Boerst (1910–1944), German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka ace Alwin Bully (1948–2023), Dominican cultural administrator,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Dutch
- Germanic
The Story of Alwin
American parents first put Alwin on the record books as a baby boy name in 1895, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 26 Alwins were born — ranking #1,306 that year. About 20% of every Alwin on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Alwin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 896 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alwin
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- Adalwin
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About the name Alwin
Alwin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 896 births in the dataset. Alwin's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,306. Use the chart and map above to compare Alwin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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