Gwendalyn
Gwendalyn was the 6636th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 3356th; the most babies were born in 2008 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,461 places. More babies were named Gwendalyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #6,636 girls, up 704 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200848 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,207babies recorded
Gwendalyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,636 | 17 |
| 2020 | #7,340 | 15 |
| 2010 | #4,433 | 33 |
| 2000 | #6,036 | 18 |
| 1990 | #11,893 | 6 |
| 1980 | #5,332 | 13 |
| 1970 | #5,178 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,417 | 14 |
| 1950 | #4,083 | 8 |
| 1940 | #4,625 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gwendalyn, counting every spelling?
Gwendalyn is the most common spelling of a name family that had 29 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 29 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwendalyn | 17 | #6,636 | 109 |
| Gwendalynn | 12 | #8,547 | 47 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Gwendalyn?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gwendalyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gwendalyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gwendalyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gwendalyn?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Gwendalyn are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 12 and 37. That makes Gwendalyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gwendalyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gwendalyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gwendalyn
How popular is the name Gwendalyn?
Gwendalyn was the 6636th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 3356th; the most babies were born in 2008 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,461 places. More babies were named Gwendalyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Gwendalyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gwendalyn in the US.