Given name & surname
Wynne
“friend”
Wynne is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “friend.”
Where it comes from
In English use, Wynne is a short form of Winifred. An origin associated with Winifred is Welsh. Wynne is a variant of Wynn. Wynn has been associated with Welsh and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
It entered given-name use through an existing surname.
The story
Its naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Wynne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,877
- 167 boys · 1,710 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #4,456 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,456 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 47 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,569 as a first name in 2020; 9,410 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.
Wynne’s family of names
Wynne is a short form of Winifred. Wynne has a related form in Wynn. Wynne has a related form in Wynn.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Wynne
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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