girl's name
Gwenevere
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,257
Gwenevere is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2019, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 78,939 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1921.
Gwenevere 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 | 5 |
| 1950s | 157 |
| 1960s | 146 |
| 1970s | 27 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 165 |
| 2010s | 436 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 241 |
How popular is Gwenevere?
In 2025, Gwenevere was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Gwenevere 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 Gwenevere
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gwenevere also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gwenevere over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gwenevere
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gwenevere — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gwenevere
How popular is the name Gwenevere?
In 2025, Gwenevere was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Gwenevere a girl's or a boy's name?
Gwenevere is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Gwenevere most popular?
Gwenevere peaked in 2019, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Gwenevere a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gwenevere currently ranks #3,629 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.