Unisex name · since 1921
Gwinn
18 babies named Gwinn in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
18 boys have been named Gwinn since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gwinn recorded 18 times among boys since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1947.
- #29,685 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwinn ranks #29,685 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #29,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gwinn's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gwinn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gwinn splits its recorded history at 1928: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gwinn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1947
- Peak year (1928)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Gwinn popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1962 (Gwinn as girls' name)
Gwinn by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 67% of the file).
1920s was Gwinn's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Gwinn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Gwinn's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1940s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gwinn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gwinn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.