Gwin

GWIHN /ˈɡwɪn/
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Gwin is a very rare variant of Gwen that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Gwin is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1961. Gwin was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1943 (11 births).

About the name Gwin

PronunciationGWIHN /ˈɡwɪn/

Names similar to Gwin

GwinnGwainGwenGwennGwennaGwenneGwizaGwilymGwinda

How popular is Gwin?

Boys named Gwin
191619201930194019501954
Boys named Gwin per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1961 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1961) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Gwin
194119451950195519601961
Girls named Gwin per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1961 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1961) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Gwin total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19615—#6,931—
19606—#5,946—
19595—#6,606—
19545——#4,046
19536—#5,275—
195213—#4,644#3,513
19516——#3,510
194912—#4,897#3,477
19476—#4,959—
19448——#2,725
194316—#4,944#2,325
19416—#4,148—
19406——#3,262
19397——#2,951
19367——#2,994
19358——#2,799
19335——#3,865
19327——#3,208
19316——#3,549
19307——#3,420
19286——#3,892
19255——#4,500
19238——#3,280
19206——#4,012
19196——#3,908
19167——#3,310
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