Given name
Delwyn
“a friend from the valley”
Delwyn is a variant of Delwin. One English interpretation is “a friend from the valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Delwyn is a variant of Delwin. One English interpretation is “a friend from the valley.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Delwyn is a variant of Delwin. An origin associated with Delwin is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Delwyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 918
- 918 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,485 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,485 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 634 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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