Recorded 1905–2023 Girls' name Peak 1924 342 births

Gwendolyne — girls' name

342 babies named Gwendolyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s101910s461920s581930s251940s521950s521960s51970s131980s261990s52000s62010s182020s26
1920s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Gwendolyne was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

12 babies were named Gwendolyne in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gwendolyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 342 babies named Gwendolyne between 1905 and 2023, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gwendolyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gwendolyne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Gwendolyne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gwendolyne 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 342 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.

Gwendolyne at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

342

Since 1905

119 years of records

Peak year

1924

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1905

Recorded for 119 years

Last year on file: 2023

Gwendolyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1905

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1924)
12
Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
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Gwendolyne by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
58 births that decade — 17% of Gwendolyne's all-time total
1900s101910s461920s581930s251940s521950s521960s51970s131980s261990s52000s62010s182020s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gwendolyne?
342 babies have been named Gwendolyne since 1905. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1924 with 12 births.
When was Gwendolyne most popular?
Gwendolyne was most popular in the 1920s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Gwendolyne been used?
Gwendolyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 119 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Gwendolyne?
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, 1905–2023 (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.