Gwinn
The Story of Gwinn
As a girl name
American parents first put Gwinn on the record books as a girl name in 1962, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 5 Gwinns were born — ranking #6,580 that year. Gwinn last appeared in the published SSA data in 1962, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Gwinn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1921, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1928: 7 births, good for #3,357 nationwide. About 67% of every Gwinn on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Gwinn last appeared in the published SSA data in 1947, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 18 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Gwinn
Gwinn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Gwinn's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #3,357. Use the chart and map above to compare Gwinn'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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