Berwyn
Berwyn is a name with a single cultural origin: Welsh.
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Berwyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Berwyn is a name with a single cultural origin: Welsh.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Berwyn
The earliest SSA record of Berwyn as a baby boy name dates back to 1912, when 6 babies received it. 1928 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Berwyn — #1,760 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Berwyn on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Berwyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 1969, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 249 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Berwyn
Berwyn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 249 births in the dataset. Berwyn's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #1,760. Use the chart and map above to compare Berwyn'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.