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Llewellyn

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Llewellyn was most popular in 1918, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,487 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,755 people named Llewellyn.

Most popular in1918
Rank that year#1,487
Births that year79
Total since 18803,755
Given to91% boys

Llewellyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Llewellyn’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Llewellyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Llewellyn is mostly a boy’s name — 9.1% of the 3,755 Americans given it were girls and 90.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 32% girls and 68% 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 Llewellyn

Where Llewellyn 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