Gwendolen — #8434 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Gwendolen

The Social Security Administration has registered 877 babies named Gwendolen between 1903 and 2024, spanning 122 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gwendolen currently holds the #8434 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gwendolen performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 209 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Gwendolen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gwendolen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 877 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.