Gwendolyn
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning fair bow or blessed ring.
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 |
Gwendolyn by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,518 babies in 1953, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1950, about 1 in 580 American girls born that year was called Gwendolyn.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gwendolyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Gwendolynnwhite ring; a form of Gwendolyn40 in the US (2017)
- Gwendalynwhite ring or fair bow; a form of Gwendolyn17 in the US (2017)
- Gwendolenwhite ring; fair-browed4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gwendelynwhite browed; a spelling variant of Gwendolyn10 in the US (2017)
- Gwyndolynfair, blessed; variant spelling of Gwendolyn8 in the US (2017)
- Gwendolinefair bow or white ring; form of gwendolyn9 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Gwendolyn
Names that are said the same way as Gwendolyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Gwendalynnfair, blessed; a modern respelling of Gwendolen or Gwendolyn8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Gwendolyn, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a blessing
Like Gwendolyn, 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)
- Edithblessed riches or wealthy in war390 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gwenwhite, fair, blessed315 in the US (2017)
- Ayangift or blessing255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aymanblessed, fortunate, auspicious203 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Gwendolyn
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