Guinn
Guinn is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Guinn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Guinn is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Guinn
Guinn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 12 Guinns were born — ranking #2,408 that year. As of 2026, Guinn ranks #3,373 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 168 Guinns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Guinn
Phonetically similar names — useful when Guinn is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Guin
- Gyn
- Gign
- Gun
- Gunn
- Ghan
- Gone
- Gain
- Gown
- Goon
- Goin
- Gon
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Guinn
Guinn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 168 births in the dataset. Guinn's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #2,408. Use the chart and map above to compare Guinn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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