Girls' name · since 1921
Gwendolynn
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 1,454 babies named Gwendolynn, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,188 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,454
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gwendolynn currently ranks #4188 among girls' names in America, with 1,454 babies recorded since 1921.
Gwendolynn has 1,454 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4188 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #5,817 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,188 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,454 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwendolynn ranks #5,817 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,188 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,454 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,188 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,454
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gwendolynn's 1,454 recorded births place it above 91.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gwendolynn compares
1,454 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Gwendolynn's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gwendolynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,454 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gwendolynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gwendolynn's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gwendolynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Gwendolynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (290 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Gwendolynn's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Gwendolynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 30
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 88
1940s
88 births
- 1950s
1950s
202 births
- 1960s
1960s
120 births
- 1970s
1970s
131 births
- 1980s 92
1980s
92 births
- 1990s 86
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
205 births
- 2010s
2010s
290 births
- 2020s
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 290 births (20% of all-time use).
How Gwendolynn 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 Gwendolynn's total volume
Gwendolynn by state
Where Gwendolynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.3% |
28 of 1,454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Gwendolynn's data
- Gwendolynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (290 total births) through the 2020s (190) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gwendolynns (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Gwendolynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Gwendolynn 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.