Total births
31
Girls' name · since 2003
Gwendylan
Gwendylan has 31 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 31
- total births
- 2003–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
Gwendylan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 31 have been recorded since 2003.
Gwendylan has 31 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2018.
- 31 total births
- 2003–2018 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
31 girls have been named Gwendylan since 2003, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.
- 31
- total births
- 2003–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Gwendylan was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
9 babies were named Gwendylan in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Gwendylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gwendylan's full recorded timeline at 2008, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gwendylan at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2003
Gwendylan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2018
- Peak year (2008)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Gwendylan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Gwendylan's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Gwendylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gwendylan? ▼
Since 2003, Social Security records show 31 babies named Gwendylan. The most recent recorded year was 2018. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 9 births.
When was Gwendylan most popular? ▼
Gwendylan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Gwendylan been used? ▼
Records for Gwendylan go back to 2003, giving 16 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Gwendylan? ▼
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 Gwendylan's data
- Gwendylan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2010s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
Keep exploring Gwendylan
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Gwenda Girl
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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, 2003–2018 (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. "Gwendylan: Baby Name Since 2003 - 31 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gwendylan. 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 Gwendylan 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.