Gwyn is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “white.” In 2024 it was given to 12 girls in the United States.
Gwyn belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “white” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gwyn first appears in Social Security records in 1922. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #935 in 1962, and in 2024 12 babies received the name — 2,105 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gwyn means “white” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gwyn is a girl name. In 2024, 12 babies received the name in the US.
Gwyn comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Gwyn first appears in US records in 1922. Its best-ever ranking was #935 in 1962, and 12 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gwyn is pronounced /ɡwɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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