Elwin

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Elwin: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Elwin: Recorded since 2005, its highest recorded position is #2,921, reached in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
11times a registrar ranked it
20years from first to last
#2921highest recorded position
2groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2005–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2005	#3208
2010	#4678
2011	#3830
2012	#4805
2013	#4685
2016	#4023
2020	#4608
2021	#4789
2022	#4001
2023	#3523
2024	#2921

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 11 of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2005–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2005
First recorded at #3208 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2005–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Elwin by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Elwin in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	4	1 of 10	4
2010s	17	5 of 10	3
2020sbusiest	22	5 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 4 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Elwin appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2005 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2921 in England and Wales in 2024.

Elwin's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2921	7	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3523	5	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4001	4	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#4685	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#4805	3	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3830	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#4678	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3208	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2005 and 2024, ranked in 11 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,921, first reached in 2024.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 7 births, registered in England and Wales in 2024.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
5 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#2,921position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
7births registered in its largest year, 2024Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Denys · #2921, 10y
Laiken · #2921, 11y
Lenard · #2921, 12y
Paarth · #2921, 14y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Lenard · #2921, 12y
Paarth · #2921, 14y
Ronav · #2921, 14y
Aleenah · #2925, 18y

Elwin and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Elwin without appearing here.

Elwin moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3523 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2921 and #5119.
Jade Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3523 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2921 and #5119.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #4001 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #4789 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #4991.

Moved ahead of Elwin

Gustav Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3208 and #3849 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #4678 and #2629.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2005 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2921 in England and Wales in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Elwin

Elwin at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Elwin by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Elwin appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Elwin and the names beside it

Elwin moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Elwin

Elwin at a glance

Elwin by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Elwin appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Elwin and the names beside it

Elwin moved ahead of

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