Given name
Elvyn
“a friend of the elves”
Elvyn is a variant of Elvin. One English interpretation is “a friend of the elves.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elvyn is a variant of Elvin. One English interpretation is “a friend of the elves.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elvyn is a variant of Elvin. An origin associated with Elvin 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
Elvyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 94
- 83 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 13 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 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 218 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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