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Gwendolyn Name Popularity

How popular is the name Gwendolyn? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 350 84 0.0239%
1911 291 138 0.0371%
1912 281 221 0.0438%
1913 277 249 0.0439%
1914 269 335 0.0481%
1915 247 539 0.0593%
1916 254 546 0.0565%
1917 256 548 0.0548%
1918 250 637 0.0594%
1919 252 609 0.0582%
1920 234 746 0.0671%
1921 226 802 0.07%
1922 232 749 0.0672%
1923 222 823 0.0735%
1924 220 862 0.0742%
1925 213 862 0.0763%
1926 215 828 0.0753%
1927 204 932 0.0842%
1928 203 969 0.0906%
1929 206 866 0.0836%
1930 199 934 0.0894%
1931 202 870 0.0881%
1932 199 894 0.0905%
1933 183 902 0.0968%
1934 180 983 0.1017%
1935 180 963 0.0991%
1936 190 927 0.0962%
1937 182 1,070 0.1086%
1938 168 1,189 0.1161%
1939 169 1,151 0.1132%
1940 168 1,193 0.1122%
1941 167 1,252 0.1112%
1942 170 1,358 0.1075%
1943 161 1,514 0.116%
1944 160 1,492 0.1204%
1945 152 1,523 0.1249%
1946 134 2,032 0.1377%
1947 130 2,423 0.1452%
1948 124 2,485 0.1557%
1949 114 2,815 0.175%
1950 114 3,019 0.1875%
1951 112 3,170 0.187%
1952 114 3,308 0.1895%
1953 112 3,504 0.198%
1954 122 3,400 0.186%
1955 122 3,446 0.1873%
1956 128 3,359 0.1778%
1957 132 3,275 0.1702%
1958 152 2,646 0.14%
1959 159 2,630 0.1384%
1960 163 2,533 0.1337%
1961 166 2,503 0.1326%
1962 161 2,477 0.1349%
1963 172 2,230 0.1242%
1964 196 1,863 0.1058%
1965 195 1,681 0.1028%
1966 215 1,392 0.0892%
1967 218 1,307 0.0861%
1968 234 1,204 0.0802%
1969 244 1,182 0.0767%
1970 253 1,186 0.0745%
1971 264 1,060 0.0705%
1972 288 846 0.0621%
1973 306 724 0.0558%
1974 301 758 0.0583%
1975 297 761 0.0592%
1976 313 689 0.0535%
1977 366 554 0.0411%
1978 385 507 0.0377%
1979 405 496 0.0352%
1980 437 451 0.0308%
1981 473 410 0.0279%
1982 480 390 0.0261%
1983 497 344 0.0233%
1984 534 314 0.0211%
1985 491 372 0.0245%
1986 546 320 0.0212%
1987 595 280 0.0183%
1988 653 251 0.0161%
1989 642 278 0.0172%
1990 657 291 0.0176%
1991 678 271 0.0166%
1992 703 259 0.0162%
1993 766 217 0.0139%
1994 723 242 0.0158%
1995 860 176 0.0117%
1996 735 238 0.0159%
1997 678 272 0.0184%
1998 708 264 0.0176%
1999 673 291 0.0194%
2000 724 273 0.0179%
2001 679 321 0.0213%
2002 560 426 0.0284%
2003 607 404 0.0266%
2004 592 428 0.0281%
2005 559 467 0.0305%
2006 636 410 0.0262%
2007 638 418 0.0265%
2008 577 485 0.0314%
2009 581 474 0.0317%
2010 555 480 0.0333%
2011 571 458 0.0321%
2012 507 551 0.0387%
2013 468 606 0.0426%
2014 413 728 0.05%
2015 397 756 0.052%
2016 386 801 0.0556%
2017 371 779 0.0558%
2018 357 799 0.0582%
2019 357 810 0.0598%

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Names Like Gwendolyn

If you like Gwendolyn, you’ll love these other names like Gwendolyn.

What names are variants of Gwendolyn?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Gwendolyn.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Guendolen

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Guendolin

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Guendolinn

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Guendolynn

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Guenna

Fair one; white and smooth, soft; fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwen

Fair, white, blessed, holy

Welsh

Gwenda

Fair, good

Welsh

Gwendaline

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwendalyn

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwendolen

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwendolene

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwendolin

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwendoline

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwendolynn

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwendolynne

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwenette

Fair bow; blessed ring; happiness

Welsh

Gwenna

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwenndolen

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwenni

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwennie

Fair one; white and smooth, soft; fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwenny

Fair one; white and smooth, soft; fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwenyth

Happiness; fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwyn

Fair, white, blessed, holy

Welsh

Gwyndolyn

Fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwyneth

Happiness

Welsh

Gwynn

Fair one; white and smooth, soft; fair, white, blessed, holy; fair bow; blessed ring

Welsh

Gwynna

Fair one; white and smooth, soft; fair bow; blessed ring; happiness; fair, white, blessed, holy

Welsh

Gwynne

Fair one; white and smooth, soft; fair bow; blessed ring; happiness; fair, white, blessed, holy

Welsh

Wendi

Fair bow; blessed ring; friend

Welsh

Wendie

Fair one; white and smooth, soft; fair bow; blessed ring; friend

Welsh

Wendy

Friend

English

Win

Fair one; white and smooth, soft; fair bow; blessed ring; fair, pure

Welsh

Winne

Fair one; white and smooth, soft; fair bow; blessed ring; holy, blessed reconciliation; joy and peace; fair, pure

Welsh

Wynne

Fair, pure

Welsh

What names sound like Gwendolyn?

If you like how Gwendolyn sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Gwendolyn.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Kendal

The Kent river valley

English

Kendall

The Kent river valley

English

Kendell

The Kent river valley

English

Kendyl

The Kent river valley

English

Lists With Gwendolyn

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Siblings of Gwendolyn

Mamas with kids named Gwendolyn also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cormac

Impure son

Irish

4 Comments

  1. i love the name gwendalyn its very optimistic pure at heaet but i just hate the shyness

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  2. I’ve always loved the name Gwendolyn, its unique.

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  3. Our sweet Gwendolyn Skye goes by Gwen. I have always loved the name Gwen so it is special and sweet to me. I love older and unique names.

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  4. It fell into the family roots of my husband (Welsh) fit well with our sons Irish name, and offered so many nicknames. We love Gwendolyn as it is and call her Gwendolyn, Gwennie, and Gwen, but felt like it offered a little bit of freedom.

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