Guinn — boys' name

What the Data Says About Guinn

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Guinn between 1912 and 1952, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Guinn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Guinn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Guinn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Guinn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Guinn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 168 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.