Gwyneth
Gwyneth was the 1771st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 892nd with 288 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 675 places. More babies were named Gwyneth in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,771 girls, down 329 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 114girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013288 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,657babies recorded
Gwyneth popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,771 | 114 |
| 2020 | #1,442 | 151 |
| 2010 | #1,279 | 186 |
| 2000 | #1,100 | 187 |
| 1990 | #5,923 | 15 |
| 1980 | #4,391 | 17 |
| 1970 | #2,806 | 25 |
| 1960 | #2,935 | 18 |
| 1950 | #2,593 | 16 |
| 1940 | #3,059 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,598 | 12 |
| 1920 | #5,295 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gwyneth, counting every spelling?
Gwyneth is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,598 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,771 for Gwyneth on its own. Together these spellings went to 114 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwyneth | 114 | #1,771 | 631 |
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 Gwyneth?
114 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gwyneth (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gwyneth 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 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gwyneth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gwyneth?
About 6,200 people born in the US named Gwyneth are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Gwyneth 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.
Gwyneth by state
How common Gwyneth was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (1.8×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gwyneth: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gwyneth, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gwyneth
How popular is the name Gwyneth?
Gwyneth was the 1771st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 892nd with 288 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 675 places. More babies were named Gwyneth in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Gwyneth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gwyneth in the US.
Where is Gwyneth most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gwyneth was most common in Ohio (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Tennessee.