Is Llewyn a boy or girl name?

Llewyn is a boy’s name. Of the 553 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.0% were girls and 98.0% were boys.

Llewyn

Recorded 2014–2025 · United States

Llewyn was most popular in 2022, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,829 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 553 people named Llewyn.

Llewyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Llewyn’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Llewyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Llewyn is a boy’s name — 2.0% of the 553 Americans given it were girls and 98.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% 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.

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