Boys' name · since 1913

Alwyn

724 babies named Alwyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,297 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,479 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
724
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade

Yes -- Alwyn is the #6479 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 724 recorded since 1913.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alwyn has been recorded 724 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #6479 nationally and more common than 53% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.

  • #6,297 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,479 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 724 born since 1913
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alwyn ranks #6,297 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,479 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 724 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.

#6,297 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,479 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
724
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%53.4%
Alwyn vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Alwyn's 724 recorded births place it above 86.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Alwyn compares

724 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

Alwyn's all-time total is 96% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Alwyn Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 724 369 358,536
Peak-year births 28 34 22,252

Alwyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Alwyn's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Alwyn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
28
Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
0102030 191319231933194519551975200420212025 13

Alwyn popularity over time - girls

19 total births recorded since 1925 (Alwyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 19 births
456789 192519282021 6

Alwyn by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (118 births, 16% of the file).

1920s was Alwyn's strongest decade.

118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.

Alwyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 118 births (16% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Alwyn 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 Alwyn's total volume

Alwyn vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -27, 8.4%-146, 3.6%-22, 14.6%-15, 14.5%-29, 6.1%-108, 7.2%-49, 6.6%-44, 5.9%-114, 4.6%-73, 4.1%-36, 5.5%-112, 11.1%-30, 7.8%-28, 5.6%-109, 6.8%Alwyn-113, 3.9%Alwyn
Alwyn vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Alwyn by state

Where Alwyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alwyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 2.5%
#2 California
5 0.7%
New York share of Alwyn's total US births 2.5%
Even split

18 of 724 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alwyn?
Alwyn has been given to 724 babies in the U.S. since 1913, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #6,297 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #6,479 of 13,930. 28 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Alwyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alwyn ranks #6,297 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,479 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alwyn most popular?
Alwyn was most popular in the 1920s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Alwyn most popular?
The top states for the name Alwyn are New York (18 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Alwyn been used?
Alwyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 113 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Alwyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alwin, Alwaleed, Alwood, Alward. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Alwyn's data

  • Alwyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Alwyns (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alwyn

Nearby Names Like Alwyn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alwyn

Names with a similar popularity rank to Alwyn

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alwyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1913–2025 (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 Alwyn 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.