The first name Gwendolyn

In 2025, 23 girls were named Gwendolyn, making it the 1,362nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 33 births (#1,036).

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

In 2025, 848 girls born in the United States were named Gwendolyn, the 360th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1953, when 3,519 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.

• Gwendolyn Brooks
  American writer (1917–2000)
• Gwendolyn B. Bennett
  American writer (1902–1981)
• Gwendolyn Göbel
  Actress, born 2006
• Gwendolyn MacEwen
  Canadian poet and novelist (1941–1987)
• Gwendolyn Rutten
  Flemish politician, born 1975
• Gwendolyn Lizarraga
  Activist and politician from Belize, 1901–1975
• Gwen Ifill
  American journalist, television newscaster and author (1955–2016)
• Gwen Berry
  American female hammer thrower, born 1989
• Gwen Wakeling
  American costume designer (1901–1982)

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

All 78 names of Welsh origin

What does the name Gwendolyn mean?

A variant of Gwendolen, Gwendoline with -lyn.

What is the origin of the name Gwendolyn?

A variant of Gwendolen, Gwendoline with -lyn.

How popular is the name Gwendolyn?

In 2025, 23 girls born in England and Wales were named Gwendolyn, ranking 1,362nd. Its peak was 2024, with 33 births.

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

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 124,718 US babies named Gwendolyn since 1880 were girls.

When was Gwendolyn most popular?

1953 in the United States, when 3,519 babies were named Gwendolyn, its highest rank at 112th.

What name is Gwendolyn a form of?

Gwendolyn is a form of Gwendolen.