Is Gwenn a boy or girl name?

Gwenn is a girl’s name. Of the 1,502 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Gwenn

Recorded 1918–2022 · United States

Gwenn was most popular in 1955, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,100 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,502 people named Gwenn.

Gwenn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gwenn’s peak in 1955. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gwenn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gwenn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,502 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gwenn

Where Gwenn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 6.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org