# Gwyneth (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/gwyneth/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Welsh |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡwɪnəθ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Gwynnie, Gwyn |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 6,657 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 6,657 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 247, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Gwyneth.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 264 | 970 |
| 2012 | 207 | 1,189 |
| 2013 | 288 | 892 |
| 2014 | 245 | 1,059 |
| 2015 | 236 | 1,096 |
| 2016 | 195 | 1,255 |
| 2017 | 179 | 1,309 |
| 2018 | 179 | 1,281 |
| 2019 | 166 | 1,362 |
| 2020 | 151 | 1,442 |
| 2021 | 149 | 1,446 |
| 2022 | 150 | 1,469 |
| 2023 | 105 | 1,895 |
| 2024 | 113 | 1,783 |
| 2025 | 114 | 1,771 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 2,275 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3,285 |
| 2013 | 11 | 2,313 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2,705 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,757 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,583 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2,674 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4,535 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2,499 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,970 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2,927 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1,894 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,788 |

## People named Gwyneth

- Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
- Gwyneth Jones, British novelist (born 1952)
- Gwyneth Keyworth, actress
- Gwyneth Philips, American ice hockey player
- Gwyneth Lewis, British poet (1959-)
- Gwen Verdon, American dancer and actress (1925-2000)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.