Boys' name · since 1895
Alwin
901 babies named Alwin in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,491 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,054 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
901 babies have been named Alwin since 1895, making it today's #12054 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alwin recorded 901 times among boys since 1895, holding rank #12054 nationally today, ahead of 13% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.
- #5,491 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,054 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 901 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alwin ranks #5,491 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,054 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 901 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,491 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,054 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alwin's 901 recorded births place it above 87.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Alwin compares
901 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alwin's all-time total is 144% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alwin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 901 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alwin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alwin splits its recorded history at 1955: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alwin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Alwin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (180 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Alwin's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Alwin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
156 births
- 1920s
1920s
180 births
- 1930s
1930s
96 births
- 1940s
1940s
95 births
- 1950s
1950s
94 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 180 births (20% of all-time use).
How Alwin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alwin's total volume
Alwin by state
Where Alwin concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Alwin's data
- Alwin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alwins (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alwin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~130 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1895–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alwin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.