Corwin comes from the English tradition, meaning Heart's friend.
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How popular is Corwin?
1988peak year
The name Corwin reached its peak in 1988, with 96 registrations (ranked #988). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1900. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3854) today, averaging about 30 new babies per year. Corwin has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 4,329 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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