Is Gwynn a boy or girl name?

Gwynn is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,179 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 88.7% were girls and 11.3% were boys.

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Gwynn

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Gwynn was most popular in 1954, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,818 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,179 people named Gwynn.

Gwynn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gwynn’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gwynn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gwynn is mostly a girl’s name — 88.7% of the 1,179 Americans given it were girls and 11.3% 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.

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