Boy
Elwin
The name Elwin carries the meaning "Elf friend or old forest". It belongs mostly to the 1920s at this point. These days, it is one of the rarer names on record. 1926 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
EtymologyVariant of Alvin/Elwood
Etymology"Elf friend" or "old forest"
Births by decade
1900s
107
1910s
830
1920s
1,321
1930s
819
1940s
603
1950s
483
1960s
224
1970s
127
1980s
113
1990s
128
2000s
123
2010s
77
Peaked in the 1920s · 4,955 total U.S. births since 1900