Boys' name · since 2014
Llewyn
Llewyn has 542 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,518 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,236 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Llewyn currently ranks #4236 among boys' names in America, with 542 babies recorded since 2014.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Llewyn has been recorded 542 times among boys since 2014, currently ranked #4236 nationally and more common than 70% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #7,518 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,236 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 542 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Llewyn ranks #7,518 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,236 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 542 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,518 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,236 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Llewyn's 542 recorded births place it above 83.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Llewyn compares
542 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Llewyn's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Llewyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 542 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Llewyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Llewyn's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 25 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Llewyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Llewyn popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2022 (Llewyn as girls' name)
Llewyn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (275 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Llewyn's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Llewyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
267 births
- 2020s
2020s
275 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 275 births (51% of all-time use).
How Llewyn 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 Llewyn's total volume
Llewyn by state
Where Llewyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 7.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 28 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
42 of 542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- California records the most Llewyns (42 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 Llewyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2014–2025 (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 Llewyn 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.