Given name & surname · also Welsh
Wynn
“one who is fairskinned”·“a beloved friend”
Wynn is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is fairskinned” and “a beloved friend”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is fairskinned” and “a beloved friend”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Welsh and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Wynn has a related form in Wynne. The history of Wynne gives this family its wider story. Wynne’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name. Wynn connects to the Guinevere name family through Wyn. 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
Wynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,117
- 2,631 boys · 1,486 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 215 babies
- 2025
- 215
- #1,709 for girls · #1,726 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +50%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 49% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 120 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,709 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 66.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 95 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,873 as a first name in 2020; 28,437 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.
Wynn’s family of names
In English usage, Wynn shares an earlier linguistic root with Gwynne. Wynn has a related form in Wen. Wynn has a related form in Win.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Wynnevariant · English
- Wynvariant
- Winvariant
- Winnvariant · English
- Wenvariant
- Wynevariant
- Winevariant
- Wennevariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Wynn
- Wynn EverettAmerican actressborn 1978
- Wynn BullockAmerican photographer (1902-1975)
- Wynn HandmanAmerican theatre director (1922–2020)
- Wynn RobertsAmerican biathleteborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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