Gwynne
Gwynne was the 13802nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 1346th with 48 babies. More babies were named Gwynne in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,802 girls, up 245 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195148 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,433babies recorded
Gwynne popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 30 since 1920.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,802 | 6 |
| 2020 | #14,047 | 6 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #11,089 | 8 |
| 1990 | #11,895 | 6 |
| 1980 | #5,334 | 13 |
| 1970 | #2,599 | 28 |
| 1960 | #2,675 | 21 |
| 1950 | #1,637 | 33 |
| 1940 | #1,811 | 20 |
| 1930 | #3,818 | 7 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gwynne, counting every spelling?
Gwynne 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.
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 Gwynne?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gwynne (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gwynne 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gwynne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gwynne?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Gwynne are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 48 and 73. That makes Gwynne a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Gwynne by state
How common Gwynne was among girls born in each state in 1949–1953, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gwynne: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gwynne, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gwynne
How popular is the name Gwynne?
Gwynne was the 13802nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 1346th with 48 babies. More babies were named Gwynne in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Gwynne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gwynne in the US.
Where was Gwynne most popular?
In 1949–1953, Gwynne was most common in South Carolina (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Illinois.