Given name & surname
Alwyn
“friend of the elves”
In English use, Alwyn has a related form in Alvin. One English interpretation is “friend of the elves.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Alwyn has a related form in Alvin. One English interpretation is “friend of the elves.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Alwyn has a related form in Alvin. An origin associated with Alvin is Old English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Alwyn is used as a variant of Alvin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alwyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 743
- 724 boys · 19 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,467 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +150%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,467 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 788 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alwyn’s family of names
In Welsh usage, Alwyn developed from the Old English form Æþelwine. Alwyn has a related form in Alvin. In English usage, Alwyn has a related form in ALWIN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Alwyn has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alwyn
- Alwyn GentryAmerican botanist (1945-1993)
- Alwyn HamiltonCanadian writerborn 1988
- Alwyn SchlebuschSouth African politician (1917-2008)
- Alwyn WilliamsBritish geologist (1921–2004)
- Alwyn GeorgeIndian footballerborn 1992
- Alwyn JonesAustralian triple jumperborn 1985
- Walter PeregoyAmerican artist (1925–2015)
- Alwyn KurtsAustralian actor1915–2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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