girl's name
Gwendelyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Births on record 394
Gwendelyn is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2002, when 13 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1944.
Gwendelyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 18 |
| 1950s | 36 |
| 1960s | 51 |
| 1970s | 58 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 28 |
| 2000s | 76 |
| 2010s | 99 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 18 |
How popular is Gwendelyn?
In 2023, Gwendelyn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Gwendelyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gwendelyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gwendelyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gwendelyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gwendelyn
How popular is the name Gwendelyn?
In 2023, Gwendelyn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Gwendelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Gwendelyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Gwendelyn most popular?
Gwendelyn peaked in 2002, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.