Total births
56
Girls' name · since 1922
Gwendolynne
56 babies named Gwendolynne in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 56
- total births
- 1922–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Gwendolynne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 56 have been recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Gwendolynne recorded 56 times among girls since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2021.
- 56 total births
- 1922–2021 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
56 girls have been named Gwendolynne since 1922, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.
- 56
- total births
- 1922–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Gwendolynne was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
7 babies were named Gwendolynne in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Gwendolynne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gwendolynne's full recorded timeline at 2005, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gwendolynne at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1922
Gwendolynne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2021
- Peak year (2006)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Gwendolynne by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Gwendolynne's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Gwendolynne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 29 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gwendolynne? ▼
56 babies have been named Gwendolynne since 1922. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 7 births.
When was Gwendolynne most popular? ▼
Gwendolynne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Gwendolynne been used? ▼
Gwendolynne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 100 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Gwendolynne? ▼
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.
What to do with Gwendolynne's data
- Gwendolynne's decade-level peak was the 2000s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1922–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gwendolynne: Baby Name Since 1922 - 56 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gwendolynne. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gwendolynne 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 June 2026.