Meaning and history
Gwyn is a Welsh name meaning “white” or “blessed.” In Welsh legend, Gwyn is a king of the Otherworld and leader of the Wild Hunt, and he appears in Culhwch and Olwen as one of the many figures who help Culhwch pursue the monstrous boar Trwyth. The tale also describes his rivalry with Gwythyr over the beautiful Creiddylad.
20062006: 20 births, rank #6,356
2007: 10 births, rank #10,818
2008: 12 births, rank #9,476
2009: 9 births, rank #11,459
2010: 12 births, rank #9,231
20112011: 7 births, rank #13,347
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 6 births, rank #14,582
2014: 9 births, rank #10,955
2015: 10 births, rank #10,148
20162016: 11 births, rank #9,411
2017: 11 births, rank #9,341
2018: 9 births, rank #10,545
2019: 12 births, rank #8,597
2020: 8 births, rank #11,090
20212021: 5 births, rank #15,251
2022: 10 births, rank #9,680
2023: 13 births, rank #8,055
2024: 12 births, rank #8,443
20252025: 10 births, rank #9,457
Gwyn rose from #965 to #935 for girls between 1961 and 1962. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 129.