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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Gwen has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1890
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 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Utah#219 · 1 in 853
- Massachusetts#485 · 1 in 2,543
- Nevada#517 · 1 in 2,065
- Iowa#563 · 1 in 2,506
- Wisconsin#731 · 1 in 3,841
Best ever in a state: #73 in Utah, 1930.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #219 | 21 | 1 in 853 |
| Massachusetts | #485 | 10 | 1 in 2,543 |
| Nevada | #517 | 5 | 1 in 2,065 |
| Iowa | #563 | 5 | 1 in 2,506 |
| Wisconsin | #731 | 6 | 1 in 3,841 |
| Ohio | #736 | 12 | 1 in 4,298 |
| New Jersey | #739 | 9 | 1 in 4,057 |
| Minnesota | #843 | 5 | 1 in 4,805 |
| Pennsylvania | #848 | 10 | 1 in 5,275 |
| Maryland | #870 | 5 | 1 in 4,819 |
| Missouri | #937 | 5 | 1 in 5,384 |
| California | #980 | 33 | 1 in 6,336 |
| Arizona | #981 | 6 | 1 in 5,162 |
| Illinois | #1,071 | 9 | 1 in 6,528 |
| Florida | #1,218 | 10 | 1 in 7,963 |
| Texas | #1,736 | 12 | 1 in 13,193 |
| New York | #1,756 | 7 | 1 in 13,182 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
69 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 1959 at #295 (942 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 95 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1901–1981
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,148
- 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%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 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 2012
girls
#1,108
224 births · 1 in 7,862 girls
Top girls' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 7,862 of them was named Gwen, which outranked 94.3% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).