Llewyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOO-in
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,138 for boys
Llewyn is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Llewyn mean?
Welsh: Welsh-style name, related to Llywelyn
Familiar from Inside Llewyn Davis, the 2013 Coen brothers film about a folk singer in 1960s New York.
Is Llewyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Llewyn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Llewyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Llewyn, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Llewyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 112 boys in the UK were given Llewyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #414, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Llewyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 2 | #6,493 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
How popular is Llewyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,138th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Llewyn, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,585th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 2014.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Llewyn since it first appeared, in 2014.
Half of all the boys named Llewyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 208 boys in the US were given Llewyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #969, up from #4,138 for this spelling alone.
Llewyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 43 | #2,915 |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,804 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,407 |
| 2021 | 55 | #2,438 |
| 2020 | 49 | #2,585 |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,693 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2,324 |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,636 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,725 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
Names like Llewyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lochlan, Rowan, Albie, Cillian, Finn, Finley, Ronan, Callan, Hudson, Kayden, Oakley, Cassian
Other spellings of Llewyn
Names related to Llewyn
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, “Llewyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/llewyn, updated 20 October 2026.