Is Nelwyn a boy or girl name?

Nelwyn is a girl’s name. Of the 657 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nelwyn

Recorded 1913–1975 · United States

Nelwyn was most popular in 1938, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,907 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 657 people named Nelwyn.

Nelwyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nelwyn’s peak in 1938. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nelwyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nelwyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 657 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Nelwyn

Where Nelwyn 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