Llewellyn comes from the Welsh tradition, meaning Leaderâs image.
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How popular is Llewellyn?
1916peak year
The name Llewellyn reached its peak in 1916, with 69 registrations (ranked #729). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1880, roughly 36 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8536) today, averaging about 14 new babies per year. Llewellyn has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 3,728 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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