boy's name
Edwyn
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,122
Edwyn is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 49 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
Edwyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 9 |
| 1930s | 12 |
| 1940s | 12 |
| 1950s | 20 |
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1980s | 20 |
| 1990s | 54 |
| 2000s | 278 |
| 2010s | 210 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 76 |
How popular is Edwyn?
In 2025, Edwyn was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Edwyn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Edwyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Edwyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Edwyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Edwyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Edwyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Edwyn
How popular is the name Edwyn?
In 2025, Edwyn was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Edwyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Edwyn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Edwyn most popular?
Edwyn peaked in 2006, when 49 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Edwyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Edwyn currently ranks #2,891 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.