Is Gwen a boy or girl name?
Gwen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 403 girls and 0 boys were named Gwen, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.1% of the 32,526 US babies named Gwen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #698
- Babies named Gwen since 1890
- 32,526
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 951 babies
Boys and girls named Gwen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 60 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 186 | 100% |
| 1910s | 18 | 716 | 97.5% |
| 1920s | 30 | 1,337 | 97.8% |
| 1930s | 68 | 2,808 | 97.6% |
| 1940s | 69 | 4,050 | 98.3% |
| 1950s | 69 | 6,779 | 99% |
| 1960s | 34 | 5,962 | 99.4% |
| 1970s | 6 | 2,753 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,071 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 512 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,453 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,816 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,729 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 403 | #698 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 341 | #817 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 329 | #851 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 325 | #848 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 331 | #822 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 328 | #828 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 295 | #910 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 317 | #864 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 372 | #767 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 377 | #749 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 278 | #963 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 266 | #952 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,110 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,225 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,410 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,308 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,252 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,311 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,418 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,383 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,595 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,358 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,429 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,911 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,292 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,583 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,291 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,270 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,641 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,114 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,479 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,902 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,623 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,276 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,301 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,985 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,258 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,573 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,699 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,290 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,209 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,053 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,059 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 153 | #961 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 175 | #875 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 210 | #767 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 206 | #751 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 218 | #711 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 275 | #590 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 323 | #535 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 284 | #568 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 214 | #697 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 301 | #554 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 368 | #511 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,435 | 354 | #534 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 362 | #514 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 363 | #511 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,198 | 373 | #494 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 464 | #437 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 484 | #426 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,936 | 612 | #391 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 670 | #375 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,437 | 859 | #320 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,793 | 882 | #310 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,471 | 893 | #317 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,912 | 942 | #295 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,177 | 893 | #299 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,543 | 830 | #317 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,695 | 761 | #317 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,661 | 740 | #316 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,596 | 682 | #324 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,786 | 573 | #355 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,512 | 472 | #381 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,509 | 429 | #396 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,892 | 457 | #379 |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,975 | 446 | #372 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,870 | 448 | #374 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,562 | 509 | #356 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,604 | 483 | #338 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 365 | #367 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 329 | #389 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,068 | 384 | #367 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,358 | 388 | #355 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,291 | 341 | #361 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,749 | 357 | #338 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,950 | 358 | #334 |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,991 | 378 | #322 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 280 | #390 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,353 | 303 | #364 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,869 | 302 | #362 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,831 | 252 | #413 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,119 | 260 | #400 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,525 | 239 | #424 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,949 | 188 | #470 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,762 | 248 | #421 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 207 | #461 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 188 | #504 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,788 | 148 | #582 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 159 | #566 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 109 | #708 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,619 | 117 | #687 |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,050 | 110 | #699 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,036 | 105 | #710 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 101 | #733 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 93 | #754 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,419 | 93 | #725 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 81 | #793 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,224 | 110 | #651 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,028 | 84 | #740 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 93 | #686 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 76 | #668 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 64 | #648 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 50 | #715 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 41 | #678 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 24 | #881 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 42 | #599 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 21 | #861 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 19 | #882 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 15 | #979 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 16 | #943 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 17 | #893 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 16 | #874 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 13 | #992 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 16 | #837 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,195 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 15 | #855 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,646 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,487 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,696 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,043 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,544 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,141 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,041 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gwen reached #1,975 in 1949. As a girl name, it reached #295 in 1959. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gwen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.