Gwen
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning white, fair, blessed.
Babies a year
315
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#725
down from #698
UK popularity
#997
34 babies
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 |
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. Its US peak was 942 in 1959.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Gwen was most common in 1960, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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