Unisex name · since 1923
Gwynn
1,046 babies named Gwynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,942 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,046
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,046 babies have been named Gwynn since 1923, making it today's #7942 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Gwynn recorded 1,046 times among girls since 1923, holding rank #7942 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #7,281 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,942 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,046 born since 1923
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwynn ranks #7,281 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,942 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,046 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,942 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,046
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gwynn's 1,046 recorded births place it above 89.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gwynn compares
1,046 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gwynn's all-time total is 178% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gwynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,046 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gwynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gwynn splits its recorded history at 1970: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gwynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Gwynn popularity over time - boys
133 total births recorded since 1916 (Gwynn as boys' name)
Gwynn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (221 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Gwynn's strongest decade.
221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Gwynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 52
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
160 births
- 1950s
1950s
221 births
- 1960s
1960s
177 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s 82
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 221 births (21% of all-time use).
How Gwynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gwynn's total volume
Gwynn by state
Where Gwynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 1.5% |
16 of 1,046 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gwynn's data
- Gwynn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (221 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gwynns (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Gwynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Gwynn 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.