Gwyn Girl

How popular is Gwyn?

#9,454 girl name in 2025

10 baby girls were named Gwyn in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name.

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1,852living people named Gwyn (est.)
63median age of people named Gwyn
2,414babies named Gwyn since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025

Gwyn popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#9,454 for girls (▼ 1016 from 2024)
Babies in 202510 girls
10-year trendSteady (0% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#10,143 in 2015, #11,085 in 2020
Peak year1962 (129 girls)
Highest rank#934 in 1962
First recorded1922
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Gwyn counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Gwen family of names ranked #653 for girls in 2025 (#647 the year before), with 413 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Gwen 384 93%
Gwynn 13 3%
Gwyn 10 2%
Gwynne 6 1%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Gwyn by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1920s42#2,920
1930s94#1,999
1940s208#1,334
1950s443#1,248
1960s726#934
1970s262#1,859
1980s66#4,977
1990s22#11,501
2000s107#6,354
2010s87#8,592
2020s58#8,050

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Questions

Is Gwyn a boy or girl name?
Gwyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Gwyn were girls.
How popular is the name Gwyn?
10 baby girls were named Gwyn in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name.
When was Gwyn most popular?
Gwyn peaked in 1962, when 129 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #934 in 1962.
How many people are named Gwyn?
2,414 babies have been named Gwyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,852 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.