Is Gwyn a boy or girl name?

Gwyn is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,414 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 87.6% were girls and 12.4% were boys.

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Gwyn

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Gwyn was most popular in 1962, when 135 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,553 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,414 people named Gwyn.

Gwyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gwyn’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gwyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gwyn is mostly a girl’s name — 87.6% of the 2,414 Americans given it were girls and 12.4% 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 Gwyn

Where Gwyn is most concentrated

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

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