girl's name
Gwendolynn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 10
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,464
Gwendolynn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 41 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 97,513 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1921.
Gwendolynn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 30 |
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1940s | 88 |
| 1950s | 202 |
| 1960s | 120 |
| 1970s | 131 |
| 1980s | 92 |
| 1990s | 86 |
| 2000s | 205 |
| 2010s | 290 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 190 |
How popular is Gwendolynn?
In 2025, Gwendolynn was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Gwendolynn is used
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 Gwendolynn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gwendolynn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gwendolynn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gwendolynn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gwendolynn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gwendolynn
How popular is the name Gwendolynn?
In 2025, Gwendolynn was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Gwendolynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Gwendolynn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Gwendolynn most popular?
Gwendolynn peaked in 2023, when 41 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Gwendolynn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gwendolynn currently ranks #4,254 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.