Gwendalyn

Where Gwendalyn comes from

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Gwendalyn through the years
  1. 1940
    First appearance
    #4,349 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1951
    Peak, #3,284
    11 babies named Gwendalyn, its best rank.
  3. 1955
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #5,828.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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