Gwendolyn
#360 for girls in 2025, 848 births · Last seen for boys in 1974 at #4,190
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1953 · 3,519 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 124,385since 1880
Gwendolyn over time
Rank among girls' names. Gwendolyn has never cracked the top 100 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 | #360 | 848 | — | |
| 2024 | #393 | 804 | — | |
| 2023 | #378 | 814 | — | |
| 2022 | #389 | 802 | — | |
| 2021 | #397 | 794 | — | |
| 2020 | #378 | 820 | — | |
| 2019 | #370 | 852 | — | |
| 2018 | #371 | 845 | — | |
| 2017 | #377 | 822 | — | |
| 2016 | #402 | 826 | — | |
| 2015 | #405 | 791 | — | |
| 2014 | #422 | 764 | — | |
| 2013 | #471 | 651 | — | |
| 2012 | #514 | 592 | — | |
| 2011 | #565 | 513 | — | |
| 2010 | #561 | 518 | — | |
| 2009 | #582 | 522 | — | |
| 2008 | #589 | 527 | — | |
| 2007 | #651 | 455 | — | |
| 2006 | #628 | 458 | — | |
| 2005 | #564 | 508 | — | |
| 2004 | #590 | 476 | — | |
| 2003 | #597 | 458 | — | |
| 2002 | #576 | 453 | — | |
| 2001 | #670 | 374 | — | |
| 2000 | #731 | 317 | — | |
| 1999 | #661 | 347 | — | |
| 1998 | #702 | 315 | — | |
| 1997 | #691 | 311 | — | |
| 1996 | #752 | 281 | — | |
| 1995 | #856 | 228 | — | |
| 1994 | #716 | 289 | — | |
| 1993 | #773 | 267 | — | |
| 1992 | #683 | 317 | — | |
| 1991 | #682 | 314 | — | |
| 1990 | #679 | 314 | — | |
| 1989 | #648 | 318 | — | |
| 1988 | #638 | 310 | — | |
| 1987 | #609 | 317 | — | |
| 1986 | #548 | 370 | — | |
| 1985 | #494 | 410 | — | |
| 1984 | #535 | 359 | — | |
| 1983 | #496 | 392 | — | |
| 1982 | #481 | 432 | — | |
| 1981 | #478 | 444 | — | |
| 1980 | #441 | 486 | — | |
| 1979 | #406 | 533 | — | |
| 1978 | #385 | 543 | — | |
| 1977 | #367 | 586 | — | |
| 1976 | #313 | 731 | — | |
| 1975 | #296 | 791 | — | |
| 1974 | #301 | 795 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #304 | 764 | — | |
| 1972 | #289 | 870 | — | |
| 1971 | #267 | 1,081 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #253 | 1,220 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #247 | 1,200 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #233 | 1,241 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #219 | 1,338 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #217 | 1,414 | — | |
| 1965 | #194 | 1,702 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #193 | 1,893 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #171 | 2,257 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #161 | 2,508 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #165 | 2,536 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #163 | 2,546 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #159 | 2,653 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1958 | #151 | 2,668 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #132 | 3,303 | #2,019 | 16 |
| 1956 | #128 | 3,377 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1955 | #122 | 3,457 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #122 | 3,409 | #2,207 | 13 |
| 1953 | #112 | 3,519 | #2,287 | 12 |
| 1952 | #114 | 3,328 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #112 | 3,192 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #113 | 3,039 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #114 | 2,836 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #124 | 2,506 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #130 | 2,450 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #132 | 2,062 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #151 | 1,560 | — | |
| 1944 | #160 | 1,525 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #161 | 1,535 | — | |
| 1942 | #169 | 1,380 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #168 | 1,268 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #169 | 1,222 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #168 | 1,182 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #169 | 1,205 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #184 | 1,084 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | #191 | 944 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #180 | 983 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #181 | 1,002 | — | |
| 1933 | #183 | 927 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #198 | 929 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #205 | 893 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #199 | 959 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #207 | 892 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #203 | 988 | — | |
| 1927 | #204 | 960 | — | |
| 1926 | #217 | 848 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #216 | 889 | — | |
| 1924 | #220 | 884 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #222 | 849 | — | |
| 1922 | #233 | 771 | — | |
| 1921 | #227 | 819 | — | |
| 1920 | #236 | 758 | — | |
| 1919 | #252 | 647 | — | |
| 1918 | #250 | 657 | — | |
| 1917 | #258 | 577 | — | |
| 1916 | #254 | 574 | — | |
| 1915 | #245 | 575 | — | |
| 1914 | #265 | 382 | — | |
| 1913 | #271 | 298 | — | |
| 1912 | #269 | 276 | — | |
| 1911 | #278 | 194 | — | |
| 1910 | #311 | 151 | — | |
| 1909 | #323 | 123 | — | |
| 1908 | #314 | 127 | — | |
| 1907 | #354 | 100 | — | |
| 1906 | #359 | 87 | — | |
| 1905 | #409 | 68 | — | |
| 1904 | #378 | 75 | — | |
| 1903 | #404 | 62 | — | |
| 1902 | #408 | 57 | — | |
| 1901 | #481 | 39 | — | |
| 1900 | #567 | 37 | — | |
| 1899 | #593 | 27 | — | |
| 1898 | #555 | 33 | — | |
| 1897 | #584 | 27 | — | |
| 1896 | #635 | 24 | — | |
| 1895 | #565 | 28 | — | |
| 1894 | #744 | 16 | — | |
| 1893 | #767 | 15 | — | |
| 1892 | #685 | 18 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | — | |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | — | |
| 1889 | #757 | 12 | — | |
| 1888 | #894 | 9 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Gwendolyn was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Gwendolyn is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#66 · 1 in 196
- Florida#78 · 1 in 336
- Georgia#90 · 1 in 391
- Alabama#91 · 1 in 394
- District of Columbia#97 · 1 in 410
Best ever in a state: #26 in Hawaii, 1944.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #66 | 19 | 1 in 196 |
| Florida | #78 | 53 | 1 in 336 |
| Georgia | #90 | 90 | 1 in 391 |
| Alabama | #91 | 84 | 1 in 394 |
| District of Columbia | #97 | 21 | 1 in 410 |
| Louisiana | #99 | 68 | 1 in 386 |
| Delaware | #105 | 5 | 1 in 421 |
| Nebraska | #109 | 15 | 1 in 658 |
| North Carolina | #114 | 84 | 1 in 499 |
| Maine | #125 | 11 | 1 in 649 |
| Tennessee | #131 | 49 | 1 in 639 |
| Oklahoma | #133 | 29 | 1 in 703 |
| Kansas | #136 | 19 | 1 in 735 |
| Mississippi | #141 | 41 | 1 in 594 |
| North Dakota | #143 | 8 | 1 in 669 |
| Maryland | #149 | 22 | 1 in 805 |
| Michigan | #150 | 55 | 1 in 1,013 |
| New Jersey | #152 | 34 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Virginia | #155 | 38 | 1 in 768 |
| Kentucky | #156 | 34 | 1 in 863 |
| Arkansas | #158 | 28 | 1 in 728 |
| West Virginia | #158 | 22 | 1 in 934 |
| Missouri | #166 | 31 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Texas | #166 | 82 | 1 in 817 |
| South Carolina | #168 | 30 | 1 in 793 |
| Montana | #170 | 5 | 1 in 869 |
| Illinois | #172 | 56 | 1 in 1,259 |
| Pennsylvania | #174 | 77 | 1 in 1,170 |
| California | #192 | 62 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Ohio | #199 | 43 | 1 in 1,532 |
| Minnesota | #202 | 15 | 1 in 1,693 |
| Wisconsin | #206 | 14 | 1 in 2,018 |
| Iowa | #212 | 12 | 1 in 1,760 |
| Indiana | #223 | 17 | 1 in 1,880 |
| Washington | #229 | 10 | 1 in 1,625 |
| New York | #238 | 61 | 1 in 1,853 |
| Connecticut | #289 | 5 | 1 in 3,128 |
| Massachusetts | #300 | 9 | 1 in 4,208 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Gwendolyn
- 33 spots since 2024 (#393 → #360)
- 18 spots since 2020 (#378 → #360)
- 45 spots since 2015 (#405 → #360)
- Biggest jump: 528 spots in 1892 (#1,213 → #685)
- Biggest drop: 388 spots in 1891 (#825 → #1,213)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1953 at #112 (3,519 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1892–2025
- Highest: 1 in 535 girls born in 1953 were named Gwendolyn (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,895 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 25.7% of all girls named Gwendolyn (31,945) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | #757 (1889) | #862 |
| 1890s | 205 | #555 (1898) | #717 |
| 1900s | 775 | #314 (1908) | #400 |
| 1910s | 4,331 | #245 (1915) | #265 |
| 1920s | 8,658 | #203 (1928) | #219 |
| 1930s | 10,108 | #168 (1939) | #186 |
| 1940s | 18,344 | #114 (1949) | #148 |
| 1950s | 31,945 | #112 (1953) | #127 |
| 1960s | 18,635 | #161 (1962) | #196 |
| 1970s | 7,914 | #253 (1970) | #318 |
| 1980s | 3,838 | #441 (1980) | #537 |
| 1990s | 2,983 | #661 (1999) | #720 |
| 2000s | 4,548 | #564 (2005) | #618 |
| 2010s | 7,174 | #370 (2019) | #446 |
| 2020s | 4,882 | #360 (2025) | #383 |
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.
Gwendolyn in 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 979 of them was named Gwendolyn, which outranked 96.9% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 276,232 of them was named Gwendolyn, which outranked 12.0% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 484 names at #3,560; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.