Fun Facts About the Name Wynne
- More than 1 thousand babies named Wynne: U.S. records list 1,877 babies given the name Wynne from 1880 through 2025. Even 167 boys received the name Wynne - about 1 boy for every 10 girls.
What Does the Name Wynne Mean?
Wynne is an anglicized spelling of the Welsh name Wyn, which is built on the Welsh word gwyn, meaning "white," "fair," or "blessed." In Welsh, gwyn is the masculine form of the adjective; the feminine form is gwen, the element behind names such as Gwen. Alongside the idea of light or fair coloring, gwyn also carried a sense of "holy" or "pure" in older Welsh usage. The English surname Wynne is usually traced to this Welsh source, but a separate derivation has also been proposed from the Old English personal name Wine, meaning "friend," as well as from English place names. Because the surname has more than one possible root, gwyn is the standard explanation for the name as a Welsh form, while the Old English derivation is a competing, less certain explanation for some English families.
Wynne Name History & Origins
Wyn is an old Welsh masculine personal name formed from the element gwyn. It appears both as a standalone given name and as a short form within longer Welsh names. Medieval Wales did not use fixed hereditary surnames; they developed over time from patronymics, so the surname Wynne grew out of the given name Wyn as Welsh families began passing a single family name down through generations.
The spelling with a double n and a final e reflects English rendering of the Welsh name; forms such as Wynn and Wynne both occur. A well-documented Welsh family, the Wynns of Gwydir in north Wales, used the surname from the sixteenth century, and Sir John Wynn of Gwydir is a notable early bearer. This illustrates how the personal name Wyn shifted into a hereditary surname in Wales before spreading into English usage more broadly.
As a given name, Wynne has been used in Wales and in English-speaking countries outside Wales, where it has been given to both men and women, and where it is often treated as a feminine name. Its use as a first name is closely tied to the surname and to the Welsh given name Wyn rather than to any single literary or historical event.
How Popular is the Name Wynne?
Wynne has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #1,833 in 1943.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,456 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2024 | #4,866 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #4,988 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #3,761 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 2021 | #4,406 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2020 | #4,253 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2019 | #3,385 | 47 | 0.0028% |
| 2018 | #4,352 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2017 | #4,212 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2016 | #3,918 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2015 | #5,447 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #4,450 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2013 | #6,243 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #5,248 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #6,324 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #7,496 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #8,038 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #11,561 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #8,502 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #8,219 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #16,367 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,589 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #15,700 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #7,428 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #10,989 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #6,796 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #7,227 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #7,092 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #5,860 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #9,562 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #6,253 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #9,565 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #11,754 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #11,709 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #10,245 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,229 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #10,826 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #6,275 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #9,800 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #6,604 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #8,140 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #6,696 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #8,205 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #8,117 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #6,310 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #5,742 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #9,729 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #5,207 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #5,592 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #5,156 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #5,005 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #4,861 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #3,272 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1971 | #3,504 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1970 | #3,576 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1969 | #3,010 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1968 | #3,996 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1967 | #3,334 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #2,935 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #3,730 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1964 | #2,823 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #3,333 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #2,030 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1961 | #2,150 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1960 | #2,245 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1959 | #2,233 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1958 | #2,256 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1957 | #2,165 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1956 | #2,003 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1955 | #2,023 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1954 | #1,835 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1953 | #2,069 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1952 | #2,801 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #1,884 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1950 | #2,251 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1949 | #2,619 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1948 | #2,699 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1947 | #3,060 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #3,662 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #3,386 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #3,377 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #1,833 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1942 | #2,115 | 18 | 0.0013% |
| 1941 | #3,024 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1940 | #2,960 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1938 | #2,938 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1936 | #4,175 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #3,152 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #2,185 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1933 | #2,274 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1932 | #2,126 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1929 | #4,559 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #5,595 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1926 | #4,842 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,427 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #4,960 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #5,752 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1919 | #3,001 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1918 | #4,285 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1917 | #2,875 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1916 | #2,655 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #4,261 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1914 | #3,182 | 7 | 0.0009% |
| 1912 | #3,434 | 5 | 0.0009% |
| 1904 | #2,163 | 5 | 0.0018% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #13,976 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #8,981 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #8,118 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,042 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #5,994 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #5,033 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #4,742 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #2,776 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #4,587 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,661 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,985 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,531 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,882 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,172 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #3,421 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,677 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,296 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #3,664 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #4,012 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #3,778 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,904 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,934 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1933 | #4,147 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #4,537 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,719 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #3,364 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1917 | #4,596 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #3,511 | 7 | 0.0008% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Wynne Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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