Is Elwin a boy or girl name?
Elwin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 13 boys were named Elwin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 5,161 US babies named Elwin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,539
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Elwin since 1882
- 5,161
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 150 babies
Boys and girls named Elwin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 830 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,316 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 820 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 603 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 483 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 224 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 113 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,539 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | #7,014 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,267 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,238 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,058 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,637 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,850 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,164 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,133 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,716 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,309 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,089 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,750 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,331 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,233 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,349 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 14 | #6,007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,587 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,889 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,327 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,876 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,209 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,959 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,458 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,176 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,240 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,745 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,295 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,622 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,606 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,114 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,501 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,369 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,482 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,604 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,254 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,392 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,926 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,139 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,777 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,251 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,725 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,941 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,103 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,645 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,469 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,451 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,124 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,477 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,153 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,075 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,875 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,484 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,950 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,744 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,617 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 27 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 36 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 47 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 45 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 60 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 60 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 56 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 45 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 64 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 50 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 60 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 50 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 46 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 68 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 55 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 70 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 72 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 68 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 64 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 60 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 84 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 69 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 72 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 79 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 85 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 74 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 103 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 106 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 88 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 109 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 118 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 119 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 145 | #503 | 5 | #5,075 |
| 1925 | 129 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 135 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 147 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 141 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 144 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 129 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 104 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 114 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 119 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 102 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 124 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 109 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 61 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 57 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 24 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 16 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 22 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 15 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 11 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 10 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 10 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #870 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elwin reached #462 in 1914. As a girl name, it reached #5,075 in 1926. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elwin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.