boy's name
Gwennael
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Births on record 435
Gwennael is a boy's name. In 2000 it was given to 10 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 1983, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1966.
Gwennael over time
Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2000, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 25 |
| 1970s | 65 |
| 1980s | 240 |
| 1990s | 95 |
| 2000s (to 2000) | 10 |
How popular is Gwennael?
In 2000, Gwennael was given to 10 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Gwennael is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Gwennaël | Gwennaël is a rare spelling of Gwennael, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 45 times, mostly in France. | 45 |
| Gwenn-Ael | Gwenn-Ael is Gwennael written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Gwennael
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 Gwennael over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gwennael
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gwennael — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gwennael
Is Gwennael a girl's or a boy's name?
Gwennael is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Gwennael most popular?
Gwennael peaked in 1983, when 30 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.