Lewellyn

Boy · recorded 1912–1962

  • 1962last recorded
  • 1929best year

Most popular in 1929.

Last recorded in 1962. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Lewellyn.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 39 recorded years as a table
Lewellyn, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191214
191316
19148
19156
191611
19178
19188
19199
19208
192114
19227
19236
19245
19259
192610
19274
19288
192916
193011
19317
19337
19348
19358
19366
19375
193912
19404
19434
194410
19454
19483
19493
19513
19524
19542
19564
19583
19612
19622

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Lewellyn isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1962
5
Rank in 1962
#4,033
How rare
1 in 413,754 boys
Since 1912
306

Lewellyn was last recorded in 1962. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1929, at 16 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Lewellyn doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.