Ardwin
An English name derived from the Old English elements "ard" meaning brave and "wine" meaning friend.
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Ardwin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ardwin today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ardwin births was 1925 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ardwin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ardwin. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1925
5 babies that year
Average age
-
1925 SSA rank
#4,224
Tracked since 1925
Popularity
Ardwin: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Ardwin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ardwin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Ardwin
The name Ardwin is of Anglo-Saxon origin, deriving from the Old English words "ard" meaning "point" or "peninsula" and "wine" meaning "friend." It is believed to have first emerged in the 7th or 8th century AD among the Anglo-Saxon tribes inhabiting parts of what is now England and eastern Scotland.
One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing this name was Ardwin of Lindsey, a minor thegn or lord who lived in the Kingdom of Lindsey (now part of Lincolnshire, England) in the late 7th century. Ardwin is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as having been present at the council of Clovesho in 825 AD, where important ecclesiastical matters were discussed.
In the 11th century, an Ardwin of Winchester is noted in the Domesday Book of 1086 as holding land in Hampshire, southern England. A few centuries later, a knight named Ardwin de Lacy fought alongside Richard the Lionheart in the Third Crusade (1189-1192) and is recorded as having participated in the Siege of Acre in modern-day Israel.
During the Middle Ages, the name Ardwin appeared sporadically in various records across parts of England and Scotland, often associated with minor nobility or landed gentry. One notable bearer was Ardwin de Burgh (c. 1280-1349), an English nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland under Edward III.
Fast-forwarding to the 17th century, Ardwin Westwood (1610-1670) was a renowned English clergyman and academic who served as the Master of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. Another individual of note was Ardwin Fayrebarne (1672-1736), a successful merchant and philanthropist from Bristol, England, who endowed several charitable institutions in the city.
While Ardwin is an uncommon name in modern times, it has left a scattered trail throughout the centuries, primarily in England, reflecting the Anglo-Saxon linguistic roots from which it emerged over a millennium ago.
People
Ardwin + last name combinations
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FAQ
Ardwin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ardwin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ardwin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about - US residents.
Is Ardwin a common name?
We classify Ardwin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ardwin most popular?
The single biggest year for Ardwin was 1925, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ardwin is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ardwin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ardwin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ardwin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ardwin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ardwin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ardwin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Ardwin?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Ardwin at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.