Girls' name · since 1934
Gwenlyn
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 140 babies named Gwenlyn, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1934
- 1940s
- peak decade
140 girls have been named Gwenlyn since 1934, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gwenlyn recorded 140 times among girls since 1934, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1964.
- #23,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 140 born since 1934
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwenlyn ranks #23,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1934, peaking in the 1940s.
- #23,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1934
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gwenlyn's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gwenlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gwenlyn's full recorded timeline at 1949, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gwenlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1964
- Peak year (1943)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Gwenlyn by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (61 births, 44% of the file).
1940s was Gwenlyn's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Gwenlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s
1940s
61 births
- 1950s
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 61 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gwenlyn's data
- Gwenlyn's decade-level peak was the 1940s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gwenlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1934–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Gwenlyn 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 August 2026.