The first name Gwendoline

In 2025, 9 girls were named Gwendoline, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 15 births (#1,882).

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

In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Gwendoline, the 11,277th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 13 were.

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.

Nicknames for Gwendoline

• Gwendy

• Gwendoline Christie
  British actress (born 1978)
• Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith
  British tennis player (1883–1941)
• Gwendoline Porter
  British sprinter (1902–1993)
• Gwendoline Joyce Lewis
  British-born South African botanist (1909–1967)
• Gwendoline Hamon
  French actress, born 1970
• Joanne Goode
  English badminton player, born 1972

• Megan
• Meredith
• Winifred
• Gwen
• Kay
• Brynn
• Cerys
• Gwendolyn
• Carys
• Gladys
• Meghan
• Sian
• Rhiannon
• Enid
• Lowri
• Bronwyn

All 78 names of Welsh origin

What is the origin of the name Gwendoline?

Gwendoline comes from Welsh.

How popular is the name Gwendoline?

In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Gwendoline, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2014, with 15 births.

What are nicknames for Gwendoline?

Common nicknames for Gwendoline include Gwendy.

Is Gwendoline a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 358 US babies named Gwendoline since 1880 were girls.

When was Gwendoline most popular?

1924 in the United States, when 13 babies were named Gwendoline, its highest rank at 2,727th.

What name is Gwendoline a form of?

Gwendoline is a form of Welsh.