Llew
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HLEW
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
Llew is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies).
What does Llew mean?
Welsh: Welsh word, and short form of Llewelyn
“lion”
Welsh word for a lion and a short form of Llewelyn, the name of Wales's last native prince.
Is Llew a girl's or a boy's name?
Llew is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Llew in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,342nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Llew, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Llew in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Llew in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
Names like Llew
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Myles, Arthur, Ralph, Louie, Jax, Leo, Albie, Jesse, Hudson, Levi, Kit, Tommy
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Llew: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/llew, updated 20 October 2026.