Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Gwan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gwan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1957. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gwan’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Gwan as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 丸.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Gwan
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Gwan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Gwynn
“a handsome man; one who is fair”
>99% girls
Ann
“he (God) has favoured me (i.e. with a child)” · “a woman graced with God's favor”
>99% girls
Gwen
“a handsome man; one who is fair” · “one who is fair; of the white ring”
>99% girls
Wanda
“a wanderer”
>99% girls
Maureen
Maureen is used as a given name and a surname. Maureen is connected with Mary.
>99% girls
Doreen
“the golden one” · “a brooding woman”
>99% girls
Susan
“resembling a graceful white lily”
>99% girls
Lynn
“a man of the lake”
18% boys · 82% girls