Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Elwin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elwin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1923

Peak rank proxy

147

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1882Peak 19232024

Peak year

1923

Decline from peak

91.2%

2024

All-time

5,156

Elwin is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1923, when 147 boys were named Elwin.

In 2024, only 13 boys were given the name.

All told, about 5,156 Americans have been named Elwin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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