Given name
Corwyn
“a friend of the heart”
Corwyn is a variant of Corwin. One English interpretation is “a friend of the heart.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Corwyn is a variant of Corwin. One English interpretation is “a friend of the heart.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Corwyn is a variant of Corwin. An origin associated with Corwin is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Corwyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 473
- 473 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 451 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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