How Many People Are Named Gwenn?
An estimated 1,017 people in the United States have the first name Gwenn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Gwenn peaked in popularity in 1955 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gwenn 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 Gwenn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,017
About 1 in 337,025 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1955
65 births
Total Registered
1,502
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gwenn
Gwenn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,502 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gwenn as a female name
Ranked #16,162 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1955 (65 births)
Gwenn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gwenn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 465 babies were registered. Gwenn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gwenn by Decade
How has Gwenn 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.
Gwenn by State
Birth registrations for Gwenn span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Minnesota, Ohio, Illinois. On average, about 28 Gwenns were registered per state.
Gwenn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gwenn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gwenn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gwenn?
We estimate approximately 1,017 people named Gwenn 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 337,025 Americans share this first name.
Is Gwenn a common name?
Gwenn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,502 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gwenn most popular?
Gwenn reached peak popularity in 1955, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gwenn is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gwenn a female name?
Gwenn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gwenn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gwenn Smith, Gwenn Johnson, Gwenn 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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