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Wynn

Unisex

Meaning of Wynn: Old English: 'friend' or 'joy'

Wynn is a unisex name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1037th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1037

215 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,117

First recorded 1912 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 19 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 23 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 21 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 30 babies2006: 30 babies2007: 54 babies2008: 41 babies2009: 63 babies2010: 49 babies20102011: 82 babies2012: 81 babies2013: 95 babies2014: 108 babies2015: 118 babies2016: 96 babies2017: 118 babies2018: 111 babies2019: 122 babies2020: 135 babies20202021: 160 babies2022: 151 babies2023: 166 babies2024: 182 babies2025: 215 babies
US babies named Wynn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 215.

Gender split

64% boys · 36% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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