Recorded 1955–1963 Girls' name Peak 1955 18 births

Gwendylon — girls' name

18 babies named Gwendylon in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s6
1950s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Gwendylon was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gwendylon in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gwendylon

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Gwendylon between 1955 and 1963, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gwendylon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gwendylon performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gwendylon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gwendylon 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 18 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.

Gwendylon at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

18

Since 1955

9 years of records

Peak year

1955

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1955

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1963

Gwendylon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1955

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1955)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
6 196319561955 6

Gwendylon by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 67% of Gwendylon's all-time total
1950s121960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gwendylon?
18 babies have been named Gwendylon since 1955. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1955 with 6 births.
When was Gwendylon most popular?
Gwendylon was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Gwendylon been used?
Gwendylon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 9 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Gwendylon?
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, 1955–1963 (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.