Baby name

Elwin

Boy

Classic name

1923 was its best year: 147 births, or 1 baby in 15,663. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 139 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 4856.

5,176births since 1880

1920sgeneration

No. 502rank at its peak, in 1923

Where babies named Elwin are born

1923

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The darker the blue, the more common Elwin is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Elwin is most common in Michigan (4.2 times) and New York (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Edwin 247,553
Erwin 21,213
Elvin 20,932
Elgin 3,959
Elwyn 3,231
Delwin 1,829

Names from the same era

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