Recorded 1954–1971 Girls' name Peak 1971 60 births

Gwendy — girls' name

60 babies named Gwendy in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s201960s301970s10
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Gwendy was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

10 babies were named Gwendy in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gwendy

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Gwendy between 1954 and 1971, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gwendy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gwendy performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gwendy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gwendy 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 60 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.

Gwendy at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

60

Since 1954

18 years of records

Peak year

1971

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1954

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1971

Gwendy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1954

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1971)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 197119671966196319621961195719551954 7

Gwendy by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
30 births that decade — 50% of Gwendy's all-time total
1950s201960s301970s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gwendy?
60 babies have been named Gwendy since 1954. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1971 with 10 births.
When was Gwendy most popular?
Gwendy was most popular in the 1960s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Gwendy been used?
Gwendy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 18 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Gwendy?
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, 1954–1971 (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.