Wyn
Wyn is a Welsh surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Wyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wyn is a Welsh surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Wyn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Wyn as a girl name dates back to 1959, when 6 babies received it. 1959 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Wyn — #5,567 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Wyns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 28 Wyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Wyn as a boy name dates back to 1944, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Wyn — #5,212 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Wyns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,990 among boy names with 11 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 170 Wyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Wyn
Wyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 170 births in the dataset. Wyn's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,176. Use the chart and map above to compare Wyn'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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