US rank #2941 Boys' name Peak 2022 517 births

Llewyn — #2941 US boys' name

517 babies named Llewyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s2672020s250
#2941
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Llewyn was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

58 babies were named Llewyn in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Llewyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 517 babies named Llewyn between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Llewyn currently holds the #2941 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Llewyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 267 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Llewyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Llewyn in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Llewyn 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 517 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.

Llewyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

517

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2022

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,941

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Llewyn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
58
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
30405060 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014 38

Llewyn popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2022 (Llewyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20242022 5

Llewyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
267 births that decade — 52% of Llewyn's all-time total
2010s2672020s250

Llewyn by state

Where Llewyn concentrates geographically — total births since 2014

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Llewyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 8.1%
#2 New York
28 5.4%
#3 Pennsylvania
6 1.2%
#4 Texas
6 1.2%
#5 Illinois
5 1.0%
#6 Ohio
5 1.0%
California share of Llewyn's total US births 8.1%
Even split

42 of 517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Llewyn?
517 babies have been named Llewyn since 2014. It currently ranks #2941 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 58 births.
When was Llewyn most popular?
Llewyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 267 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Llewyn most popular?
The top states for the name Llewyn are California (42 births), New York (28 births), Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Llewyn been used?
Llewyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Llewyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Llewellyn, Lleyton, Llewelyn. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2014–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.