Alwyn
Alwyn is a name, primarily used as a given name.
Meaning & Origin of Alwyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alwyn is a name, primarily used as a given name.
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The Story of Alwyn
Alwyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 28 Alwyns were born — ranking #3,813 that year. As of 2026, Alwyn ranks #7,260 for baby boys with 9 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 730 Alwyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Alwyn
Alwyn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 730 births in the dataset. Alwyn's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,648. Use the chart and map above to compare Alwyn'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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