Is Gwyn a boy or girl name?
Gwyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 0 boys were named Gwyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 87.6% of the 2,404 US babies named Gwyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,600
- Babies named Gwyn since 1915
- 2,404
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 135 babies
Boys and girls named Gwyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 50 | 42 | 45.7% |
| 1930s | 78 | 94 | 54.7% |
| 1940s | 64 | 208 | 76.5% |
| 1950s | 39 | 443 | 91.9% |
| 1960s | 24 | 726 | 96.8% |
| 1970s | 12 | 262 | 95.6% |
| 1980s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 87 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 48 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,600 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,203 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,945 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,094 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,450 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,776 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,863 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,545 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,643 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,391 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,312 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,287 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,859 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,431 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,813 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,692 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,117 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,439 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,686 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,007 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,699 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,058 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,372 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,320 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,039 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,032 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,742 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,602 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,554 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,723 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,986 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,336 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,078 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,364 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,064 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,373 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,150 | 16 | #4,326 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,116 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,036 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,550 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,472 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,699 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,122 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,000 | 47 | #1,866 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,223 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,949 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,230 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,683 | 39 | #1,834 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,677 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,192 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,445 | 102 | #1,068 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,792 | 129 | #935 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 125 | #965 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,268 | 100 | #1,077 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,402 | 72 | #1,267 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,383 | 33 | #1,918 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,631 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,066 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,662 | 47 | #1,485 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,251 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,243 | 39 | #1,571 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,514 | 45 | #1,446 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,511 | 41 | #1,470 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,693 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,514 | 47 | #1,344 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,455 | 30 | #1,720 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,198 | 31 | #1,734 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,342 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,134 | 15 | #2,269 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,371 | 13 | #2,552 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,069 | 17 | #2,185 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,469 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,551 | 12 | #2,582 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,561 | 12 | #2,477 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,221 | 12 | #2,480 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,549 | 10 | #2,803 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,741 | 16 | #2,039 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,316 | 12 | #2,430 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,175 | 10 | #2,813 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,011 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,276 | 9 | #2,980 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,209 | 8 | #3,405 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,950 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,866 | 8 | #3,476 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,373 | 10 | #3,017 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,568 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,945 | 6 | #4,514 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,470 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,918 | 7 | #4,187 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,723 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,615 | 6 | #4,631 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,327 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,331 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,971 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,454 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,164 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,577 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gwyn reached #2,175 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #935 in 1962. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gwyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.