Llewellyn
About Llewellyn
Llewellyn/Llywelyn is a common patriotic first name in Wales, with its distinctive Welsh double LL's; in the U.S. Llewellyn would make a daring choice, though with the chance that some might find the ellen sound slightly feminine.
Two princes who played a great role in the medieval Welsh quest for independence were Llewelyn Fawr (Llewelyn the Great) and Llywelyn yr Olaf (Llywelyn the Last).
Llewelyn Moss is a major character in Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, played on screen by Josh Brolin.
Llewellyn, which can be spelled in a number of ways, has some appealing, if quirky, short forms as well--Llew, Lleu and Llelo.
As of October 2026, Llewellyn ranked #5749 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #594 in 1882, Nameberry popularity #296.
Editor's take: The name Llewellyn is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "leader's image".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Llewellyns
- Llewellyn Herbert
South African Olympic sprinter
- Llewellyn Atkinson
Australian MP
- Llewellyn Thompson
U.S. diplomat
- Llewellyn Powers
American politician, 44th governor of Maine
- Llewellyn Thomas
British physicist
- Llewellyn Lloyd
Welsh rugby player
- Silvia Llewellyn Davis
inspired Peter Pan
Llewellyn in pop culture
- Davy Llewellyn
character in 'The Maid of Sker' by R. D. Blackmore
- McKenna "Mac" Llewellyn Taylor
character on 'CSI: NY'
- Dr. Llewellyn Francis
character from CBC's "Murdoch Mysteries"
- Detective Llewellyn Watts
character from CBC's "Murdoch Mysteries"
- Llewellyn "Louie" Duck
character in "DuckTales"
- Dr. Samuel Llewellyn Cornick
Character from Patricia Briggs, Alpha and Omega and Mercy Thompson