Gwendlyn
- Last seen for girls in 2002 at #15,432
- Peak · girls
- 1952 · 20 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 498since 1921
Gwendlyn over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Gwendlyn has never cracked the top 2,000 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 | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 |
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| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 |
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| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 |
| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | — | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 |
| 1974 | #5,011 | 11 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 |
| 1960 | #3,357 | 14 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 |
| 1957 | #3,150 | 14 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 |
| 1955 | #3,225 | 13 |
| 1954 | #3,019 | 14 |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 |
| 1952 | #2,327 | 20 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 |
| 1949 | #2,340 | 18 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 |
| 1946 | #2,739 | 13 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 |
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| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 |
| 1933 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 |
| 1929 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 |
| 1927 | — | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 |
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| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 |
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First appearance
1921
The first year at least five girls were named Gwendlyn! It came in at #5,099, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1921–1924, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Gwendlyn is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Gwendlyn in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Gwendlyn
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2002
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1921
- Peaked 1952 at #2,327 (20 births)
- Births halved by 1956, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 92,717
- Highest: 1 in 92,717 girls born in 1952 were named Gwendlyn (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 359,376 girls born in 2002 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 28.7% of all girls named Gwendlyn (143) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 22 | #4,028 (1925) | #4,676 |
| 1930s | 32 | #3,568 (1932) | #3,732 |
| 1940s | 101 | #2,340 (1949) | #3,227 |
| 1950s | 143 | #2,327 (1952) | #3,052 |
| 1960s | 128 | #2,922 (1962) | #3,815 |
| 1970s | 57 | #5,011 (1974) | #7,230 |
| 1980s | 5 | #10,517 (1982) | #10,517 |
| 1990s | 0 | — | — |
| 2000s | 10 | #15,352 (2001) | #15,392 |
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.
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