Llewellyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Llewellyn is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Llewellyn mean?
Welsh
A male given name from Welsh.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Llewellyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Llewellyn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 11 girls and 16 boys in the US.
How popular is Llewellyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Llewellyn, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Llewellyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were given Llewellyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,019, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Llewellyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Llewellyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Llewellyn, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 1916, with 69 boys. 11 girls were also named Llewellyn in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Llewellyn than any year since 1989.
Half of all the boys named Llewellyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 1963, the years shaded on the chart below.
Llewellyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,535 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,361 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,600 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,692 |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,514 |
| 1972 | 32 | #1,508 |
| 1971 | 28 | #1,667 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,614 |
| 1969 | 22 | #1,766 |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,505 |
| 1967 | 30 | #1,387 |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,483 |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,512 |
| 1964 | 34 | #1,349 |
| 1963 | 39 | #1,237 |
| 1962 | 36 | #1,294 |
| 1961 | 37 | #1,302 |
| 1960 | 48 | #1,130 |
| 1959 | 47 | #1,128 |
| 1958 | 41 | #1,203 |
| 1957 | 47 | #1,116 |
| 1956 | 51 | #1,055 |
| 1955 | 44 | #1,113 |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,150 |
| 1953 | 35 | #1,260 |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,093 |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,294 |
| 1950 | 38 | #1,167 |
| 1949 | 39 | #1,127 |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,230 |
| 1947 | 39 | #1,158 |
| 1946 | 38 | #1,123 |
| 1945 | 25 | #1,326 |
| 1944 | 47 | #935 |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,342 |
| 1942 | 37 | #1,119 |
| 1941 | 40 | #1,019 |
| 1940 | 43 | #982 |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,194 |
| 1938 | 44 | #951 |
| 1937 | 46 | #922 |
| 1936 | 46 | #906 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,098 |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,189 |
| 1933 | 43 | #961 |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,056 |
| 1931 | 43 | #1,015 |
| 1930 | 49 | #967 |
| 1929 | 57 | #878 |
| 1928 | 51 | #950 |
| 1927 | 58 | #892 |
| 1926 | 53 | #931 |
| 1925 | 50 | #956 |
| 1924 | 54 | #952 |
| 1923 | 69 | #803 |
| 1922 | 56 | #928 |
| 1921 | 65 | #856 |
| 1920 | 53 | #947 |
| 1919 | 52 | #927 |
| 1918 | 68 | #789 |
| 1917 | 64 | #784 |
| 1916 | 69 | #724 |
| 1915 | 55 | #823 |
| 1914 | 43 | #802 |
| 1913 | 30 | #897 |
| 1912 | 36 | #713 |
| 1911 | 17 | #792 |
| 1910 | 18 | #707 |
| 1909 | 10 | #951 |
| 1908 | 9 | #946 |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 12 | #709 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 11 | #723 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,009 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,012 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,057 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #714 |
| 1898 | 9 | #743 |
| 1897 | 9 | #725 |
| 1896 | 10 | #722 |
| 1895 | 10 | #685 |
| 1894 | 12 | #594 |
| 1893 | 7 | #836 |
| 1892 | 6 | #955 |
| 1891 | 5 | #962 |
| 1890 | 7 | #814 |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
| 1888 | 7 | #815 |
| 1887 | 7 | #752 |
| 1886 | 9 | #647 |
| 1885 | 8 | #700 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #677 |
| 1882 | 11 | #576 |
| 1881 | 8 | #653 |
| 1880 | 9 | #640 |
Names like Llewellyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Leon Lewis Harry Louie William Harvey Archie John Leo Arthur Reuben James
Other spellings of Llewellyn
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), 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, “Llewellyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/llewellyn, updated 20 October 2026.