How Many People Are Named Guinn?
An estimated 35 people in the United States have the first name Guinn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 85 years old, and Guinn peaked in popularity in 1927 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Guinn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Guinn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 85, Guinn is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1951.
- Guinn is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
35
About 1 in 9,792,981 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
85
years old
Peak Year
1927
12 births
Total Registered
168
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Guinn
Guinn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 168 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Guinn as a male name
Ranked #3,511 in 1952
6 male births in 1952
Peak: 1927 (12 births)
Guinn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Guinn span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 71 babies were registered. Guinn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Guinn by Decade
How has Guinn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Guinn by State
Guinn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Guinn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Guinn
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Guinn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Guinn?
We estimate approximately 35 people named Guinn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,792,981 Americans share this first name.
Is Guinn a common name?
Guinn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 168 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Guinn most popular?
Guinn reached peak popularity in 1927, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Guinn is approximately 85 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Guinn a male name?
Guinn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Guinn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Guinn Smith, Guinn Johnson, Guinn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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