Delwyn
Delwyn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Delwyn Brownlee, New Zealand cricketer Delwyn Clark, New Zealand management academic Delwyn Costello (1960–2018), New Zealand cricketer Delwyn Gage (1930–2025), American politician from Montana Delwyn Williams (1938–2024), British politician and solicitor Delwyn Young, American baseball player
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Delwyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Delwyn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Delwyn Brownlee, New Zealand cricketer Delwyn Clark, New Zealand management academic Delwyn Costello (1960–2018), New Zealand cricketer Delwyn Gage (1930–2025), American politician from Montana Delwyn Williams (1938–2024), British politician and solicitor Delwyn Young, American baseball player
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Delwyn
Delwyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 28 Delwyns were born — ranking #1,501 that year. As of 2026, Delwyn ranks #8,781 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 913 Delwyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Delwyn
Delwyn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 913 births in the dataset. Delwyn's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #1,501. Use the chart and map above to compare Delwyn'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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