Gwyn
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · Last seen for boys in 1978 at #5,772
Given to girls 87.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1962 · 129 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,115since 1922
Gwyn over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | — | |
| 2024 | #8,443 | 12 | — | |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | — | |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | — | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | — | |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | — | |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | — | |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | — | |
| 2017 | #9,341 | 11 | — | |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | — | |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | — | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | — | |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | — | |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | — | |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | — | |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | — | |
| 2006 | #6,356 | 20 | — | |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | — | |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | — | |
| 2003 | #6,576 | 17 | — | |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | — | |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | — | |
| 2000 | — | — | ||
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| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | — | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | — | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | — | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | — | |
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | — | |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | — | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | — | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | — | |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | — | |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | — | |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,978 | 14 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,333 | 24 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #4,069 | 17 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,002 | 24 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,514 | 19 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,405 | 31 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,680 | 26 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,107 | 39 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,859 | 47 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #2,208 | 33 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,940 | 38 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,212 | 29 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,827 | 39 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #1,672 | 45 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,190 | 86 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,065 | 102 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #934 | 129 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #963 | 125 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,073 | 100 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #1,262 | 72 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #1,908 | 33 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #1,628 | 44 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,058 | 28 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,480 | 47 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #1,249 | 63 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,565 | 39 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #1,439 | 45 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #1,462 | 41 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #1,679 | 31 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,335 | 47 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1948 | #1,708 | 30 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #1,722 | 31 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #2,318 | 17 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #2,151 | 17 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #2,491 | 9 |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #2,159 | 11 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | — | #2,864 | 8 | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | — | |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | — | #2,641 | 11 | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | — | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | #3,208 | 8 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,877 | 9 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,398 | 12 | |
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | #3,897 | 5 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Gwyn! It came in at #5,009, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1924, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Gwyn is popular in 1963
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Washington#513 · 1 in 5,121
- Pennsylvania#592 · 1 in 8,482
- Louisiana#689 · 1 in 7,229
- Florida#705 · 1 in 8,087
- Michigan#707 · 1 in 11,437
Best ever in a state: #400 in Connecticut, 1961.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #513 | 5 | 1 in 5,121 |
| Pennsylvania | #592 | 12 | 1 in 8,482 |
| Louisiana | #689 | 5 | 1 in 7,229 |
| Florida | #705 | 6 | 1 in 8,087 |
| Michigan | #707 | 7 | 1 in 11,437 |
| California | #942 | 13 | 1 in 13,393 |
| New York | #1,120 | 7 | 1 in 23,324 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gwyn
- 1,014 spots since 2024 (#8,443 → #9,457)
- 1,633 spots since 2020 (#11,090 → #9,457)
- 691 spots since 2015 (#10,148 → #9,457)
- Biggest jump: 110 spots in 1961 (#1,073 → #963)
- Biggest drop: 131 spots in 1963 (#934 → #1,065)
- Debuted 1922
- Peaked 1962 at #934 (129 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · run 1961–1962
- Highest: 1 in 15,245 girls born in 1962 were named Gwyn (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 160,727 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 34.3% of all girls named Gwyn (726) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1935, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 42 | #2,921 (1929) | #4,009 |
| 1930s | 94 | #1,999 (1937) | #2,741 |
| 1940s | 208 | #1,335 (1949) | #2,135 |
| 1950s | 443 | #1,249 (1954) | #1,573 |
| 1960s | 726 | #934 (1962) | #1,508 |
| 1970s | 262 | #1,859 (1970) | #3,064 |
| 1980s | 66 | #4,978 (1980) | #8,132 |
| 1990s | 22 | #11,509 (1991) | #12,391 |
| 2000s | 107 | #6,356 (2006) | #9,409 |
| 2010s | 87 | #8,597 (2019) | #10,684 |
| 2020s | 58 | #8,055 (2023) | #10,329 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gwyn in 1963
Top girls' names in 1963
Top boys' names in 1963
More about 1963
girls
1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 18,897 of them was named Gwyn, which outranked 86.1% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,056Natasha103
- #1,056Noelle103
- #1,056Octavia103
- #1,065Gwyn102
- #1,065Angeline102
- #1,065Clarice102
- #1,065Demetria102
- #1,073Bette101
- #1,073Brigid101
- #1,073Gisele101
Tied with 7 names at #1,065; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 290,154 of them was named Gwyn, which outranked 28.2% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,044Williard8
- #3,044Wray8
- #3,044Yvon8
- #3,318Gwyn7
- #3,318Aharon7
- #3,318Alcide7
- #3,318Almon7
- #3,646Abelino6
- #3,646Abran6
- #3,646Ainsley6
Tied with 327 names at #3,318; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.