Is Elwyn a boy or girl name?

Elwyn is a boy’s name. Of the 3,336 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.1% were girls and 96.8% were boys.

Elwyn

Recorded 1893–2025 · United States

Elwyn was most popular in 1924, when 104 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,323 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,336 people named Elwyn.

Elwyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elwyn’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elwyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elwyn is a boy’s name — 3.1% of the 3,336 Americans given it were girls and 96.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 19% girls and 81% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Elwyn

Where Elwyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org