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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gwenn

Gwenn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 1257th with 65 babies. More babies were named Gwenn in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Gwen) white, fair, blessed (Welsh) · Welsh, Celtic

Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
195565 babies
Total since 1880
1,502babies recorded

What does the name Gwenn mean?

Gwenn is a spelling of Gwen, pronounced the same way, so it shares Gwen's meaning and origin.

Gwen is a Welsh name meaning white, fair or blessed, from Proto-Celtic windo-, white, as DMNES and Wiktionary agree; it is the feminine of the adjective gwyn. Wiktionary adds that in English Gwen is also a short form of Gwendolen and of Guinevere. DMNES notes the name was popular in Wales and spread into the English border counties. Gwen has been used in the US since 1890.

gwen (Welsh, “white, fair, blessed”)*windos (Proto-Celtic, “white”)

How sure is this? Well established.

Related names: Gwendolyn, Guinevere, Gwyneth, Wendy.

See also: Welsh names, names that mean a color.

Sources for this meaning

Gwenn popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#4,20518
1970#2,80525
1960#1,73343
1950#1,43941
1940#2,47612
1930#2,93310
1920#4,1567
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gwenn, counting every spelling?

Gwenn is a spelling of Gwen, a name family that ranked #732 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 384 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Gwen384#7251,782

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Gwenn?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Gwenn are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 53 and 72. That makes Gwenn a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Gwenn by state

How common Gwenn was among girls born in each state in 1953–1957, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.0×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMN0.03Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gwenn, girls, 1953–1957. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Gwenn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gwenn, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gwenn

What does Gwenn mean?

Gwenn is a spelling of Gwen, which means “white, fair, blessed (Welsh)” (Welsh, Celtic origin). Certainty: well established.

How popular is the name Gwenn?

Gwenn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 1257th with 65 babies. More babies were named Gwenn in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Gwenn a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gwenn in the US.

Where was Gwenn most popular?

In 1953–1957, Gwenn was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Pennsylvania.