How Many People Are Named Wynn?
An estimated 3,361 people in the United States have the first name Wynn. It is used for both genders, with 65.0% male. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Wynn peaked in popularity in 2024 with 181 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wynn 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 Wynn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wynn is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
3,361
About 1 in 101,980 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
65.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2024
181 births
Total Registered
3,901
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wynn
Wynn is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (65.0%) and females (35.0%). Out of 3,901 total births registered, 2,535 were male and 1,366 were female.
Wynn as a male name
Ranked #1,927 in 2024
82 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (86 births)
Wynn as a female name
Ranked #1,992 in 2024
99 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (99 births)
Wynn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wynn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 980 babies were registered. Wynn remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wynn by Decade
How has Wynn 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.
Wynn by State
Birth registrations for Wynn span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, Tennessee, Massachusetts. On average, about 29 Wynns were registered per state.
Wynn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wynn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wynn
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wynn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wynn?
We estimate approximately 3,361 people named Wynn 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 101,980 Americans share this first name.
Is Wynn a common name?
Wynn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,901 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wynn most popular?
Wynn reached peak popularity in 2024, when 181 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wynn is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wynn a male name?
Wynn is predominantly male. 65.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wynn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wynn Smith, Wynn Johnson, Wynn 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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