Boys' name · since 1946
Corwyn
Corwyn has 473 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 473
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
Corwyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 473 recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corwyn has been recorded 473 times among boys since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2024.
- #8,162 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 473 born since 1946
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corwyn ranks #8,162 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 473 born since 1946, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 473
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
Corwyn's 473 recorded births place it above 82.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Corwyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Corwyn splits its recorded history at 1989: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Corwyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Corwyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (84 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Corwyn's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Corwyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
67 births
- 1960s
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 84 births (18% of all-time use).
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- Corwyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Corwyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~78 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, 1946–2024 (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 Corwyn 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.