Given name & surname
Gwynn
“a handsome man; one who is fair”
Gwynn is used as a given name and a surname. One Welsh interpretation is “a handsome man; one who is fair.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “a handsome man; one who is fair.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gwynn is a variant of Guinevere. The history of Guinevere gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Guinevere is associated with King Arthur's queen. Guinevere’s literary history includes the stories of King Arthur and his knights.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gwynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,179
- 133 boys · 1,046 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,036 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,036 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,082 as a first name in 2020; 3,069 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gwynn’s family of names
Gwynn has a related form in Gwendolyn. Gwynn has a related form in Gwen. Gwynn has a related form in Gwyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 20
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Gwynn
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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>99% girls
Esyllt
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>99% girls
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“God is gracious” · “a victorious man”
9% boys · 91% girls
Janet
“God is gracious”
>99% girls