Edwyn
Edwyn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair (1865–1945), British Royal Navy officer Edwyn ap Gwriad, Welsh king of Gwent from 1015 to 1045 Edwyn Bevan (1870–1943), English philosopher and historian of the Hellenistic world Edwyn Burnaby (1798–1867) (1798–1867), English landowner, of Baggrave Hall, Leicestershire Edwyn Collins, Scottish musician, playing…
Meaning & Origin of Edwyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Edwyn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair (1865–1945), British Royal Navy officer Edwyn ap Gwriad, Welsh king of Gwent from 1015 to 1045 Edwyn Bevan (1870–1943), English philosopher and historian of the Hellenistic world Edwyn Burnaby (1798–1867) (1798–1867), English landowner, of Baggrave Hall, Leicestershire Edwyn Collins, Scottish musician, playing…
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The Story of Edwyn
Edwyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 49 Edwyns were born — ranking #2,477 that year. As of 2026, Edwyn ranks #5,062 for baby boys with 19 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 745 Edwyns 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 Edwyn
Edwyn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 745 births in the dataset. Edwyn's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,477. Use the chart and map above to compare Edwyn'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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