Is Llewellyn a boy or girl name?
Llewellyn is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 13 boys were named Llewellyn, so 31.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.9% of the 3,728 US babies named Llewellyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,663
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,482
- Babies named Llewellyn since 1880
- 3,728
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 79 babies
Boys and girls named Llewellyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 64 | 13 | 16.9% |
| 1910s | 452 | 65 | 12.6% |
| 1920s | 566 | 72 | 11.3% |
| 1930s | 407 | 73 | 15.2% |
| 1940s | 369 | 30 | 7.5% |
| 1950s | 421 | 24 | 5.4% |
| 1960s | 326 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 232 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 159 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 36 | 6 | 14.3% |
| 2010s | 81 | 13 | 13.8% |
| 2020s | 56 | 34 | 37.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,663 | 6 | #14,482 |
| 2023 | 10 | #8,035 | 7 | #12,901 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,430 | 8 | #11,813 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,539 | 7 | #12,954 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,492 | 6 | #14,413 |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,405 | 5 | #17,008 |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,321 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,916 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,315 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,240 | 8 | #12,504 |
| 2014 | 7 | #10,305 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,289 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,907 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,280 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,389 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,788 | 6 | #16,653 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,228 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,589 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,472 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,360 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,638 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,880 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,831 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,650 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,370 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,308 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,597 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,044 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,067 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,311 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,280 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,629 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,142 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,368 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 16 | #3,030 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,099 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,748 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,481 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,977 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,584 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,729 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,621 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,423 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,664 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 32 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 28 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 22 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 30 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 34 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 39 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 36 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 37 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 48 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 47 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 41 | #1,216 | 7 | #5,190 |
| 1957 | 47 | #1,122 | 6 | #5,786 |
| 1956 | 51 | #1,063 | 5 | #6,483 |
| 1955 | 44 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 35 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,102 | 6 | #5,254 |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 38 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 39 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 39 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 38 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 25 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 47 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,353 | 8 | #3,678 |
| 1942 | 37 | #1,131 | 9 | #3,326 |
| 1941 | 40 | #1,029 | 8 | #3,421 |
| 1940 | 43 | #989 | 5 | #4,743 |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,212 | 6 | #4,050 |
| 1938 | 44 | #957 | 9 | #3,072 |
| 1937 | 46 | #927 | 7 | #3,648 |
| 1936 | 46 | #912 | 7 | #3,574 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,115 | 9 | #3,059 |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,207 | 8 | #3,334 |
| 1933 | 43 | #973 | 8 | #3,275 |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,070 | 8 | #3,451 |
| 1931 | 43 | #1,021 | 5 | #4,711 |
| 1930 | 49 | #969 | 6 | #4,323 |
| 1929 | 57 | #881 | 7 | #3,888 |
| 1928 | 51 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 58 | #894 | 5 | #5,259 |
| 1926 | 53 | #940 | 11 | #2,972 |
| 1925 | 50 | #966 | 6 | #4,722 |
| 1924 | 54 | #957 | 17 | #2,264 |
| 1923 | 69 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 56 | #935 | 16 | #2,345 |
| 1921 | 65 | #860 | 10 | #3,291 |
| 1920 | 53 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 52 | #933 | 9 | #3,349 |
| 1918 | 68 | #794 | 11 | #2,928 |
| 1917 | 64 | #788 | 9 | #3,240 |
| 1916 | 69 | #729 | 6 | #4,178 |
| 1915 | 55 | #828 | 5 | #4,660 |
| 1914 | 43 | #809 | 5 | #3,943 |
| 1913 | 30 | #909 | 9 | #2,249 |
| 1912 | 36 | #720 | 5 | #3,226 |
| 1911 | 17 | #808 | 6 | #2,346 |
| 1910 | 18 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #990 | 6 | #2,105 |
| 1908 | 9 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 12 | #733 | 7 | #1,649 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 11 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 9 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 9 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 9 | #665 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Llewellyn reached #594 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #1,649 in 1906. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Llewellyn
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.