Wynn

Where Wynn comes from

From the Welsh surname, from the name Gwyn. Also spelled as Wynne. Doublet of Gwynne.
— Wiktionary's entry for Wynn
Along the way
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,544 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1954
    Peak, #1,020
    54 babies named Wynn — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1956
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,821.
  4. 2024
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.