Recorded 1960–1968 Girls' name Peak 1962 28 births

Gwendoly — girls' name

28 babies named Gwendoly in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s28
1960s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Gwendoly was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

10 babies were named Gwendoly in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gwendoly

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Gwendoly between 1960 and 1968, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gwendoly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gwendoly performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gwendoly 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 28 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.

Gwendoly at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

28

Since 1960

9 years of records

Peak year

1962

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1960

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1968

Gwendoly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1960

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1962)
10
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4681012 1968196619621960 5

Gwendoly by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
28 births that decade — 100% of Gwendoly's all-time total
1960s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gwendoly?
28 babies have been named Gwendoly since 1960. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1962 with 10 births.
When was Gwendoly most popular?
Gwendoly was most popular in the 1960s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Gwendoly been used?
Gwendoly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 9 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Gwendoly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gwendolyn, Gwen, Gwenyth, Gwenda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.