Wyn

#5,839 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

White, blessed

Wyn has been given to 201 babies in the U.S. since 1944. In 2025 it ranked #5,839 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2022, with 18 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 82% boys, 18% girls all-time.

Babies named Wyn, 2025

1 in 207,000

Wyn over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Wyn over time

In 2025, Wyn went to 36% girls and 64% boys.

19442025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Wyn: meaning, origin, and history

White, blessed

Welsh

What Wyn means

Wyn means “white, blessed”.

Origin, language, and formation

Wyn is used in English. Its origins include Welsh.

Wyn comes through Welsh gwyn.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 164 boys were recorded with the name Wyn between 1944 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 18 in 2022; its best national rank was #3,448 in 1954.

Over 10 years its rank rose, from #8,005 in 2015 to #5,839 in 2025.

In the United States, 37 girls were recorded with the name Wyn between 1959 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 9 in 2025; its best national rank was #6,235 in 1959.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #14,985 in 2020 to #10,868 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Wyn?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 207,000; 16 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 107,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #5,839; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 143,620 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Wyn sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 143,620 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Wyn. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Wyns were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Wyn was born before 2018 — so the typical Wyn is around 7 today.

Median birth year: 2018; About 7 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 39.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 73.8%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 159; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 39.6% of all recorded uses (65).

Is Wyn rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +2,435; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: +2,166; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.60×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 88.9%; Peak was 2022 (18)
Years since peak: 3; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 27.0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,448; 1954

Wyn around the world

Where Wyn ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2002–2025
#2,664
in 2025
Canada
2021–2021
#2,357
in 2021

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Statistics Canada. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Wyn by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #5,839
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #3,448; 1954
Peak year: 2022; 18 that year
First recorded: 1944
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 164
Count in 2025: 16

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #10,868
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 4,117
Best rank ever: #6,235; 1959
Peak year: 2025; 9 that year
First recorded: 1959
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 37
Count in 2025: 9

Names similar to Wyn

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Wynter Wynne Bowyn Wyndham Wynn Owyn Gwyn Arwyn Carwyn Edwyn Alwyn Rowyn Wynston Llewyn Wynton Wyndell Lewyn Berwyn Delwyn Ellwyn Selwyn Elwyn Colwyn Corwyn

Sibling names for Wyn

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Karleigh Adelle Keren Kendyl Anabel Hayleigh Shaniya

For a brother

Hamilton Evans Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden Kale

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