Gwendolyn
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning fair bow or blessed ring.
Babies a year
816
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#360
up from #393
UK popularity
#1362
23 babies
How Gwendolyn has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #405 |
| 2016 | #402 |
| 2017 | #378 |
| 2018 | #371 |
| 2019 | #370 |
| 2020 | #377 |
| 2021 | #396 |
| 2022 | #389 |
| 2023 | #380 |
| 2024 | #393 |
| 2025 | #360 |
In 2025, 23 babies in England and Wales were named Gwendolyn. In the US, 816 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 3,518 in 1953.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Gwendolyn was most common in 1950, when it went to 0.17% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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