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    The first name Guinevere

    A girl’s name from Welsh.

    Pronounced /ˈɡwɪ.nə.vɪɹ/ 3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Welsh origin

    From Middle English Gwenyver, from Welsh Gwenhwyfar. Doublet of Jennifer.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 9 girls were named Guinevere, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 15 births (#1,894).

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    144
    babies named Guinevere, 1996–2025
    #2,788
    rank in 2025
    2024
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Guinevere with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Guinevere at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 295 girls born in the United States were named Guinevere, the 899th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 299 were.

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    4,592
    babies named Guinevere since 1880
    #899
    rank in 2025
    2022
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Guinevere in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Ginebra
    Catalan
    Guenièvre
    French
    Fionnabhair
    Irish
    Ginevra
    Italian
    Ginewra
    Polish
    Ginebra
    Spanish
    Gwenhwyfar
    Welsh

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    • Guenhwyvar
    • Gwenhwyfar
    • Gwenhwyvar
    • Gwenhyvar
    • Gwenyver
    • Gwenyvere
    • Gwynhyvar
    • Ginevra

    Famous people named Guinevere

    3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Guinevere Turner
      American actress and writer, born 1968
    • Guinevere Kauffmann
      American astrophysicist, born 1968
    • Guin Batten
      British rower, born 1967

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    Questions

    What does the name Guinevere mean?
    From Middle English Gwenyver, from Welsh Gwenhwyfar. Doublet of Jennifer.
    What is the origin of the name Guinevere?
    From Middle English Gwenyver, from Welsh Gwenhwyfar. Doublet of Jennifer.
    How popular is the name Guinevere?
    In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Guinevere, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2024, with 15 births.
    Is Guinevere a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,592 US babies named Guinevere since 1880 were girls.
    When was Guinevere most popular?
    2022 in the United States, when 299 babies were named Guinevere, its highest rank at 917th.
    How do you pronounce Guinevere?
    Guinevere is /ˈɡwɪ.nə.vɪɹ/, 3 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Guinevere?
    Guenhwyvar, Gwenhwyfar, Gwenhwyvar, Gwenhyvar, Gwenyver and Gwenyvere.