Gwynn
Gwynn was the 8036th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 1778th; the most babies were born in 1954 (31). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,270 places. More babies were named Gwynn in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,036 girls, up 1,121 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195431 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,179babies recorded
Gwynn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,036 | — | 13 | — |
| 2020 | #9,157 | — | 11 | — |
| 2010 | #8,896 | — | 13 | — |
| 2000 | #13,761 | — | 6 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | #10,927 | — | 5 | — |
| 1970 | #6,580 | — | 7 | — |
| 1960 | #2,535 | — | 23 | — |
| 1950 | #2,149 | #3,467 | 21 | 6 |
| 1940 | #3,060 | #3,655 | 9 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,354 | — | 14 | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Gwynn, counting every spelling?
Gwynn is a spelling of Gwyn, a name family that had 29 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 29 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwyn | 10 | #9,681 | 50 |
| Gwynn | 13 | #8,036 | 50 |
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 many kids will share the name Gwynn?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gwynn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gwynn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gwynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gwynn?
About 800 people born in the US named Gwynn are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 16 and 71. That makes Gwynn a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gwynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gwynn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gwynn
How popular is the name Gwynn?
Gwynn was the 8036th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 1778th; the most babies were born in 1954 (31). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,270 places. More babies were named Gwynn in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Gwynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gwynn in the US.