Given name
Berwyn
“a friend of the bear; a bright friend”
Berwyn is a variant of Berwin. One English interpretation is “a friend of the bear; a bright friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Berwyn is a variant of Berwin. One English interpretation is “a friend of the bear; a bright friend.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Berwyn is a variant of Berwin. An origin associated with Berwin is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Berwyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 249
- 249 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 186 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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