Given name
Eldwin
“an old friend”
Eldwin is a variant of Elden. One English interpretation is “an old friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eldwin is a variant of Elden. One English interpretation is “an old friend.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eldwin is a variant of Elden. An origin associated with Elden is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eldwin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 74
- 74 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 8 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 6 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 183 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.
Eldwin’s family of names
Eldwin has a related form in Elden. In English usage, Eldwin has a related form in Aldwyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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