How Many People Are Named Gwynn?

894

people named Gwynn are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 382,309 people in the US has this name

Based on 1,179 babies named Gwynn in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#11,393

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#6,439

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Peak Year

1954

36 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Welsh
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

Variant of GWYN.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

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⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
95.4%
Male
4.6%

Of the babies given the name Gwynn, 95.4% were girls and 4.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Gwynn rose from 83.3% in the 1940s to 100% in the 2010s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Gwynn alive today is about 47 years old, and 48% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 16 and 71 in 2025.

Under 30 312
34.9%
30 to 59 151
16.9%
60 and over 432
48.3%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Gwynn first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 1954, to 36 babies. In 2025, 13 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Gwynn has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,777, in 1949. In 2025 it ranked #8,034. Among boys, its best rank was #2,528, in 1944.

GirlsBoys
Rank in 2025#8,034Not ranked
Best rank#1,777 (1949)#2,528 (1944)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#2,326 in the 1950s#3,814 in the 1930s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Gwynn alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Gwynn were born in California than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.

California 12

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