# Wynn (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/wynn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,117 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,631 / 1,486 (36% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 73, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the Welsh surname, from the name Gwyn. Also spelled as Wynne. Doublet of Gwynne.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28 | 5,058 |
| 2012 | 34 | 4,382 |
| 2013 | 46 | 3,461 |
| 2014 | 48 | 3,366 |
| 2015 | 52 | 3,207 |
| 2016 | 44 | 3,585 |
| 2017 | 61 | 2,814 |
| 2018 | 53 | 3,105 |
| 2019 | 50 | 3,219 |
| 2020 | 72 | 2,439 |
| 2021 | 86 | 2,184 |
| 2022 | 82 | 2,293 |
| 2023 | 80 | 2,312 |
| 2024 | 99 | 1,996 |
| 2025 | 120 | 1,709 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 54 | 2,373 |
| 2012 | 47 | 2,630 |
| 2013 | 49 | 2,524 |
| 2014 | 60 | 2,255 |
| 2015 | 66 | 2,131 |
| 2016 | 52 | 2,474 |
| 2017 | 57 | 2,315 |
| 2018 | 58 | 2,324 |
| 2019 | 72 | 2,040 |
| 2020 | 63 | 2,207 |
| 2021 | 74 | 2,025 |
| 2022 | 69 | 2,148 |
| 2023 | 86 | 1,867 |
| 2024 | 83 | 1,919 |
| 2025 | 95 | 1,726 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,709 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3,987 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3,996 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3,959 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3,411 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,404 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3,451 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2,755 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,107 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2,671 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2,952 |

## People named Wynn

- Wynn Everett, American actress
- Wynn Bullock, American photographer (1902-1975)
- Wynn Handman, American theatre director (1922–2020)
- Sage the Gemini, American rapper and record producer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.