Wynn

Wynn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “fair, blessed”
Origin: Welsh
Say it: WIN · 1 syllable
Used for: Both (35% girls, 65% boys since 1880)

From Welsh gwyn, meaning 'white, fair, blessed'. It is also used in English as a transferred surname and spelling variant of Wynne.

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How popular is Wynn?

202454.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Wynn in 2024181

2024 rank#1,977 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18803,901

Wynn is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Wynn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Reeseardor, enthusiasm · Welsh
Everestfrom the Eurest river settlement · Welsh
Emrysimmortal · Welsh
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Teganfair, beautiful · Welsh
Cairejoice · Welsh

Wynn questions

What does the name Wynn mean?

Wynn means "fair, blessed". It comes from Welsh. From Welsh gwyn, meaning 'white, fair, blessed'. It is also used in English as a transferred surname and spelling variant of Wynne.

Is Wynn a boy or girl name?

Wynn is used for both: about 35% of US babies named Wynn since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Wynn?

181 US babies were named Wynn in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Wynn?

Wynn is usually pronounced WIN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.