Gwenevere
Gwenevere was the 3601st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 2181st; the most babies were born in 2019 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved down 288 places. More babies were named Gwenevere in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,601 girls, down 137 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201955 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,199babies recorded
Gwenevere popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,601 | 42 |
| 2020 | #3,464 | 44 |
| 2010 | #4,334 | 34 |
| 2000 | #11,088 | 8 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,856 | 11 |
| 1960 | #2,674 | 21 |
| 1950 | #4,946 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gwenevere, counting every spelling?
Gwenevere has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gwenevere?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gwenevere (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gwenevere 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 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gwenevere.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gwenevere?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Gwenevere are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 30. That makes Gwenevere 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.
Gwenevere by state
How common Gwenevere was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Gwenevere
How popular is the name Gwenevere?
Gwenevere was the 3601st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 2181st; the most babies were born in 2019 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved down 288 places. More babies were named Gwenevere in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Gwenevere a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gwenevere in the US.
Where is Gwenevere most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gwenevere was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Florida.