Alwyn
Alwyn is a name, primarily used as a given name.
- Welsh
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Alwyn
The earliest SSA record of Alwyn as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 9 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 28 newborns named Alwyn — #3,813 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Alwyn ranks #7,260 for baby boys with 9 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 730 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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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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