Ellwyn — boys' name

What the Data Says About Ellwyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Ellwyn between 1915 and 1947, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ellwyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellwyn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ellwyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellwyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 82 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.