US rank #3401 Girls' name Peak 2022 760 births

Gwenivere — #3401 US girls' name

760 babies named Gwenivere in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52000s1882010s2552020s312
#3401
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Gwenivere was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

87 babies were named Gwenivere in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gwenivere

The Social Security Administration has registered 760 babies named Gwenivere between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gwenivere currently holds the #3401 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 87 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gwenivere performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 312 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gwenivere shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Gwenivere in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gwenivere 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 760 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.

Gwenivere at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

760

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2022

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,401

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gwenivere popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
87
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200420001970 5

Gwenivere by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
312 births that decade — 41% of Gwenivere's all-time total
1970s52000s1882010s2552020s312

Gwenivere by state

Where Gwenivere concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Gwenivere
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
29 3.8%
#2 California
27 3.6%
#3 Illinois
12 1.6%
#4 Michigan
11 1.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
11 1.4%
#6 Indiana
6 0.8%
#7 Colorado
5 0.7%
#8 New York
5 0.7%
Texas share of Gwenivere's total US births 3.8%
Even split

29 of 760 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gwenivere?
760 babies have been named Gwenivere since 1970. It currently ranks #3401 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 87 births.
When was Gwenivere most popular?
Gwenivere was most popular in the 2020s decade with 312 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Gwenivere most popular?
The top states for the name Gwenivere are Texas (29 births), California (27 births), Illinois (12 births).
How long has the name Gwenivere been used?
Gwenivere has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gwenivere?
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.

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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, 1970–2024 (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.