Gwendolyn

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Gwendolyn is a given name of Welsh origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 123,866 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 123,533 as girls and 333 as boys. Gwendolyn gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1953 and has since declined significantly. It is the #595 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 802
2023 814
2022 801
2021 794
2020 820
2019 852
2018 845
2017 822
2016 826
2015 791
2014 764
2013 651
2012 592
2011 513
2010 518
2009 522
2008 527
2007 455
2006 458
2005 508
2004 476
2003 458
2002 453
2001 374
2000 317
1999 347
1998 315
1997 311
1996 282
1995 228
1994 289
1993 267
1992 317
1991 314
1990 314
1989 318
1988 310
1987 317
1986 370
1985 410
1984 359
1983 392
1982 432
1981 444
1980 486
1979 533
1978 543
1977 586
1976 731
1975 791
1974 802
1973 764
1972 870
1971 1,087
1970 1,226
1969 1,205
1968 1,246
1967 1,342
1966 1,414
1965 1,709
1964 1,900
1963 2,263
1962 2,514
1961 2,542
1960 2,556
1959 2,665
1958 2,674
1957 3,318
1956 3,389
1955 3,466
1954 3,422
1953 3,530
1952 3,341
1951 3,199
1950 3,044
1949 2,843
1948 2,516
1947 2,458
1946 2,067
1945 1,560
1944 1,535
1943 1,535
1942 1,385
1941 1,276
1940 1,232
1939 1,191
1938 1,215
1937 1,097
1936 950
1935 992
1934 1,002
1933 934
1932 934
1931 900
1930 964
1929 901
1928 988
1927 960
1926 853
1925 889
1924 889
1923 849
1922 771
1921 819
1920 758
1919 647
1918 657
1917 577
1916 574
1915 575
1914 382
1913 298
1912 276
1911 194
1910 151
1909 123
1908 127
1907 100
1906 87
1905 68
1904 75
1903 62
1902 57
1901 39
1900 37
1899 27
1898 33
1897 27
1896 24
1895 28
1894 16
1893 15
1892 18
1891 6
1890 11
1889 12
1888 9
1887 8
1886 6
1881 5
1880 5