Girls' name · since 1903
Gwendolen
Gwendolen has 889 recorded births since 1903 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,891 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 889
- born since 1903
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gwendolen is the #8891 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 889 recorded since 1903.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwendolen has been recorded 889 times among girls since 1903, currently ranked #8891 nationally and more common than 49% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.
- #8,141 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,891 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 889 born since 1903
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwendolen ranks #8,141 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,891 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 889 born since 1903, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,891 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 889
- born since 1903
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gwendolen's 889 recorded births place it above 88.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Gwendolen compares
889 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gwendolen's all-time total is 136% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gwendolen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 889 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gwendolen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gwendolen splits its recorded history at 1972: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gwendolen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Gwendolen by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (209 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Gwendolen's strongest decade.
209 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Gwendolen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s 33
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 76
1950s
76 births
- 1960s
1960s
157 births
- 1970s
1970s
209 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s 80
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 209 births (24% of all-time use).
How Gwendolen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gwendolen's total volume
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What to do with Gwendolen's data
- Gwendolen's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (209 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gwendolen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~122 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1903–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gwendolen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.