Llewelyn
Llywelyn, Llewelyn or Llewellyn is a name of Welsh language origins. See Llywelyn (name) for the name's etymology, history and other details.
Meaning & Origin of Llewelyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Llywelyn, Llewelyn or Llewellyn is a name of Welsh language origins. See Llywelyn (name) for the name's etymology, history and other details.
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The Story of Llewelyn
Llewelyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 24 Llewelyns were born — ranking #4,381 that year. As of 2026, Llewelyn ranks #4,381 for baby boys with 24 births, rising sharply (+162% over the past five years). In total, more than 206 Llewelyns 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 Llewelyn
Llewelyn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 206 births in the dataset. Llewelyn's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,926. Use the chart and map above to compare Llewelyn'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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