Edwyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ED-win
- Origin
- Old English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Edwyn is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “rich friend”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Edwyn mean?
Old English: spelling of Edwin, from ead 'wealth' + wine 'friend'
“rich friend”
Edwin was the 7th-century king of Northumbria who became its first Christian king.
Is Edwyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Edwyn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Edwyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Edwyn, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Edwyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 111 boys in the UK were given Edwyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #417, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
- Edwin 103
- Edwyn 8
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Edwyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Edwyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Edwyn, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 49 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the boys named Edwyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 827 boys in the US were given Edwyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #401, up from #6,140 for this spelling alone.
Edwyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3,992 |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,071 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,474 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,476 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,706 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,364 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,174 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,091 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,934 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
Nicknames for Edwyn
Names like Edwyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Kayden, Brody, Ronan, Aiden, Caelan, Kian, Rowan, Conan, Eden, Keegan, Brayden
Other spellings of Edwyn
Names related to Edwyn
More Old English names
Alfie, Edward, Teddy, Waylon, Alfred, Audrey, Edith, Wilfred, Ozzy, Edie, Eddie, Ted, Teddie, Eduardo, Edgar, Alden
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Edwyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/edwyn, updated 20 October 2026.