# Alwin (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alwin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “noble”, “friend”, “alvin”, “elf friend” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Alwyn |
| US babies named this | 901 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 901 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 26, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Old English Æþelwine, from æþel (“noble”) + wine (“friend”); partly merged with Ælfwine (“Alvin”, literally “elf friend”).

## What it means

Alwin is grouped under friend and noble.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | 9,908 |
| 2009 | 11 | 7,248 |
| 2010 | 6 | 10,832 |
| 2011 | 10 | 7,526 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8,896 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8,824 |
| 2015 | 6 | 10,722 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8,181 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9,744 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10,837 |
| 2019 | 5 | 12,237 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10,669 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8,205 |
| 2023 | 5 | 12,340 |
| 2025 | 5 | 12,109 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | 3,467 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4,052 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3,158 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3,744 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3,332 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## In other languages

- Dutch: Adelwijn
- Georgian: ელვინი
- German: Alwin
- Icelandic: Aðalvinur

## People named Alwin

- Alwin Berger, German botanist (1871-1931)
- Alwin Mittasch, German chemist (1869-1953)
- Alwin Schockemöhle, German equestrian
- Alwin Neuß, German actor (1879-1935)
- Alwin Nikolais, American choreographer (1910-1993)
- Alwin Schultz, German art historian and medievalist (1838-1909)
- Mark Alwin Clements, Australian botanist (born 1949)
- Alwin Seifert, German architect and author (1890-1972)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.