Gwen
#725 for girls in 2025, 384 births · Last seen for boys in 1970 at #4,230
Given to girls 99.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1959 · 942 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 32,617since 1890
Gwen over time
Rank among girls' names. Gwen has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #725 | 384 | — | |
| 2024 | #698 | 403 | — | |
| 2023 | #817 | 341 | — | |
| 2022 | #851 | 329 | — | |
| 2021 | #847 | 325 | — | |
| 2020 | #822 | 331 | — | |
| 2019 | #828 | 328 | — | |
| 2018 | #909 | 295 | — | |
| 2017 | #864 | 317 | — | |
| 2016 | #765 | 373 | — | |
| 2015 | #748 | 377 | — | |
| 2014 | #962 | 278 | — | |
| 2013 | #953 | 266 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,108 | 224 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,224 | 196 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,402 | 163 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,307 | 185 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,250 | 201 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,308 | 186 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,415 | 160 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,378 | 156 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,593 | 123 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,358 | 149 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,425 | 134 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,901 | 91 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,277 | 68 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,567 | 55 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,279 | 62 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,259 | 60 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,630 | 47 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,087 | 37 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,465 | 51 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,882 | 41 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,612 | 47 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,270 | 57 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,289 | 55 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,981 | 64 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,251 | 50 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,570 | 80 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,691 | 69 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,287 | 104 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,205 | 108 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,049 | 132 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,058 | 136 | — | |
| 1981 | #955 | 153 | — | |
| 1980 | #875 | 175 | — | |
| 1979 | #765 | 210 | — | |
| 1978 | #750 | 206 | — | |
| 1977 | #710 | 218 | — | |
| 1976 | #590 | 275 | — | |
| 1975 | #535 | 323 | — | |
| 1974 | #566 | 284 | — | |
| 1973 | #695 | 214 | — | |
| 1972 | #552 | 301 | — | |
| 1971 | #510 | 368 | — | |
| 1970 | #534 | 354 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #514 | 362 | — | |
| 1968 | #510 | 363 | — | |
| 1967 | #494 | 373 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #438 | 463 | — | |
| 1965 | #426 | 484 | — | |
| 1964 | #391 | 612 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #374 | 670 | — | |
| 1962 | #320 | 859 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #310 | 882 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #316 | 893 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #295 | 942 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #299 | 893 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #317 | 830 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #317 | 762 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #316 | 740 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #324 | 682 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #355 | 573 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #381 | 472 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #395 | 429 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #378 | 457 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #372 | 446 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #374 | 448 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #356 | 509 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #338 | 483 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #366 | 365 | — | |
| 1944 | #389 | 329 | — | |
| 1943 | #367 | 384 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #354 | 388 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #361 | 341 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #338 | 357 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #334 | 358 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #322 | 378 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #389 | 280 | — | |
| 1936 | #362 | 303 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #362 | 302 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #413 | 252 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #400 | 260 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #424 | 239 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #470 | 188 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #420 | 248 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #460 | 207 | — | |
| 1928 | #502 | 188 | — | |
| 1927 | #581 | 148 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #565 | 159 | — | |
| 1925 | #707 | 109 | — | |
| 1924 | #685 | 117 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #699 | 110 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #709 | 105 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #732 | 101 | — | |
| 1920 | #750 | 93 | — | |
| 1919 | #724 | 93 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #791 | 81 | — | |
| 1917 | #649 | 110 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #737 | 84 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #685 | 93 | — | |
| 1914 | #666 | 76 | — | |
| 1913 | #645 | 64 | — | |
| 1912 | #709 | 50 | — | |
| 1911 | #676 | 41 | — | |
| 1910 | #877 | 24 | — | |
| 1909 | #594 | 42 | — | |
| 1908 | #849 | 21 | — | |
| 1907 | #871 | 19 | — | |
| 1906 | #965 | 15 | — | |
| 1905 | #926 | 16 | — | |
| 1904 | #880 | 17 | — | |
| 1903 | #862 | 16 | — | |
| 1902 | #972 | 13 | — | |
| 1901 | #829 | 16 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,171 | 11 | — | |
| 1899 | #835 | 15 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Gwen! It came in at #1,006, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1894–1895, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Gwen is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#117 · 1 in 468
- Idaho#145 · 1 in 576
- Washington#234 · 1 in 1,867
- Minnesota#267 · 1 in 2,335
- Iowa#335 · 1 in 3,277
Best ever in a state: #73 in Utah, 1930.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #117 | 10 | 1 in 468 |
| Idaho | #145 | 6 | 1 in 576 |
| Washington | #234 | 5 | 1 in 1,867 |
| Minnesota | #267 | 9 | 1 in 2,335 |
| Iowa | #335 | 6 | 1 in 3,277 |
| Michigan | #368 | 9 | 1 in 4,653 |
| Wisconsin | #370 | 5 | 1 in 4,885 |
| California | #392 | 11 | 1 in 3,344 |
| Illinois | #465 | 9 | 1 in 6,568 |
| Pennsylvania | #495 | 9 | 1 in 10,210 |
| New York | #519 | 10 | 1 in 10,080 |
| Texas | #682 | 9 | 1 in 6,731 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gwen
- 27 spots since 2024 (#698 → #725)
- 97 spots since 2020 (#822 → #725)
- 23 spots since 2015 (#748 → #725)
- Biggest jump: 342 spots in 1901 (#1,171 → #829)
- Biggest drop: 336 spots in 1900 (#835 → #1,171)
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 1959 at #295 (942 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1901–1981
- Highest: 1 in 2,148 girls born in 1959 were named Gwen (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,186 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 20.8% of all girls named Gwen (6,780) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 60 | #835 (1899) | #1,246 |
| 1900s | 186 | #594 (1909) | #892 |
| 1910s | 716 | #645 (1913) | #716 |
| 1920s | 1,337 | #460 (1929) | #639 |
| 1930s | 2,808 | #322 (1938) | #390 |
| 1940s | 4,050 | #338 (1946) | #362 |
| 1950s | 6,780 | #295 (1959) | #338 |
| 1960s | 5,961 | #310 (1961) | #409 |
| 1970s | 2,753 | #510 (1971) | #621 |
| 1980s | 1,071 | #875 (1980) | #1,392 |
| 1990s | 512 | #2,259 (1997) | #2,534 |
| 2000s | 1,453 | #1,250 (2008) | #1,521 |
| 2010s | 2,817 | #748 (2015) | #976 |
| 2020s | 2,113 | #698 (2024) | #793 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gwen in 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 8,057 of them was named Gwen, which outranked 89.6% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 112,692 of them was named Gwen, which outranked 43.7% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,523Weslie11
- #2,523Wilmar11
- #2,523Yoshiaki11
- #2,703Gwen10
- #2,703Achilles10
- #2,703Aden10
- #2,703Agustus10
- #2,912Alban9
- #2,912Albertus9
- #2,912Albion9
Tied with 208 names at #2,703; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.