Gwen
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning white, fair, blessed.
How Gwen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #747 |
| 2016 | #766 |
| 2017 | #863 |
| 2018 | #909 |
| 2019 | #828 |
| 2020 | #822 |
| 2021 | #849 |
| 2022 | #850 |
| 2023 | #815 |
| 2024 | #698 |
| 2025 | #725 |
Gwen by the numbers
In 2025, 34 babies in England and Wales were named Gwen. In the US, 315 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 942 babies in 1959, making it a 1950s name.
At its height, in 1960, about 1 in 2,300 American girls born that year was called Gwen.
Names that come from Gwen
Forms of Gwen in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Gwennanfair, blessed; form of Gwen with diminutive suffix8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gwenevierevariant of Gwyneth or Gwen, meaning fair or blessed5 in the US (2017)
- Gwennavariant of Gwen, meaning fair or blessed5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gwen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a blessing
Like Gwen, each of these has a blessing in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Bennettblessed3,273 in the US (2017)
- Gwendolynfair bow or blessed ring816 in the US (2017)
- Edithblessed riches or wealthy in war390 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ayangift or blessing255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aymanblessed, fortunate, auspicious203 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean white
Like Gwen, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Fionafair or white1,672 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Biancawhite or pure827 in the US (2017)
- Ivorymade of ivory; the hard white material from elephant tusks512 in the US (2017)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Gwen
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