Gwyn

Gwyn is a unisex given name: about 14% of people named Gwyn are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 14%Female 86%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 14% male / 86% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 298 male / 2,036 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Gwyn

To address Gwyn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Gwyn," in English, "Guten Tag Gwyn," in German. About 14% of people named Gwyn are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Gwyn,

German

Guten Tag Gwyn,

French

Bonjour Gwyn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Gwyn:

Chinese

Gwyn您好：

Japanese

Gwyn様

English

Hi Gwyn,

German

Hi Gwyn,

French

Salut Gwyn,

Spanish

Hola Gwyn,

Chinese

Gwyn你好：

Japanese

Gwynさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Gwyn by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	13%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

298 male · 2,036 female · 2,334 births recorded

Male 13%Female 87%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Gwyn a male or female name?

Gwyn is a unisex given name: about 14% of people named Gwyn are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Gwyn in an email?

Is Gwyn a unisex name?

Gwyn is not a unisex name: 14% of people named Gwyn are men. Gwyn leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Gwyn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gwyn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_gwyn,
  title  = {Is Gwyn a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gwyn},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}