Is Gwendolyn a boy or girl name?
Gwendolyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 802 girls and 0 boys were named Gwendolyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 123,866 US babies named Gwendolyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #393
- Babies named Gwendolyn since 1880
- 123,866
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 3,530 babies
Boys and girls named Gwendolyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 45 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 205 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 775 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 4,331 | 100% |
| 1920s | 19 | 8,658 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 71 | 10,108 | 99.3% |
| 1940s | 63 | 18,344 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 104 | 31,944 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 57 | 18,634 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 19 | 7,914 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,838 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,984 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,548 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,174 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,031 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 802 | #393 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 814 | #378 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 801 | #389 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 794 | #397 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 820 | #378 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 852 | #370 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 845 | #371 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 822 | #377 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 826 | #402 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 791 | #406 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 764 | #421 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 651 | #470 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 592 | #514 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 513 | #566 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 518 | #561 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 522 | #582 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 527 | #590 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 455 | #651 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 458 | #629 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 508 | #564 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 476 | #590 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 458 | #597 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 453 | #578 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 374 | #672 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 317 | #731 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 347 | #661 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 315 | #702 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 311 | #691 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 282 | #750 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 228 | #856 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 289 | #717 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 267 | #774 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 317 | #684 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 314 | #683 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 314 | #681 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 318 | #649 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 310 | #638 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 317 | #609 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 370 | #549 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 410 | #494 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 359 | #536 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 392 | #496 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 432 | #481 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 444 | #478 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 486 | #441 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 533 | #406 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 543 | #385 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 586 | #367 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 731 | #313 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 791 | #297 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,335 | 795 | #301 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 764 | #304 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 870 | #289 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,606 | 1,081 | #267 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,436 | 1,220 | #254 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,643 | 1,200 | #247 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,358 | 1,241 | #233 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,199 | 1,337 | #219 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,414 | #217 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,371 | 1,702 | #194 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,409 | 1,893 | #193 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,793 | 2,257 | #171 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,791 | 2,508 | #161 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,487 | 2,535 | #165 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,949 | 2,547 | #163 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,466 | 2,653 | #159 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,690 | 2,668 | #151 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,047 | 3,302 | #132 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,316 | 3,376 | #128 |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,063 | 3,458 | #122 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,244 | 3,409 | #122 |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,337 | 3,518 | #112 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,300 | 3,329 | #114 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,189 | 3,192 | #112 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,893 | 3,039 | #113 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,124 | 2,836 | #114 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,510 | 2,506 | #124 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,969 | 2,450 | #130 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,721 | 2,062 | #132 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 1,560 | #151 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,370 | 1,525 | #159 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 1,535 | #161 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,783 | 1,380 | #169 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,737 | 1,268 | #168 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,384 | 1,222 | #169 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,519 | 1,182 | #168 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,387 | 1,205 | #169 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,035 | 1,084 | #184 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,315 | 944 | #191 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,798 | 984 | #180 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #181 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,837 | 926 | #184 |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,988 | 929 | #198 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,222 | 893 | #205 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,228 | 959 | #200 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,836 | 892 | #207 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 988 | #203 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 960 | #204 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,469 | 848 | #217 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 889 | #218 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,620 | 884 | #220 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 849 | #222 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 771 | #233 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 819 | #227 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 758 | #236 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 647 | #252 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 657 | #250 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 577 | #258 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 574 | #254 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 575 | #246 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 382 | #265 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 298 | #271 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 276 | #269 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 194 | #279 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 151 | #311 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 123 | #325 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 127 | #314 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 100 | #356 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 87 | #359 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 68 | #410 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 75 | #380 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 62 | #404 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 57 | #409 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 39 | #484 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 37 | #571 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 27 | #599 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 33 | #562 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 27 | #587 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 24 | #644 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 28 | #566 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 16 | #763 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 15 | #775 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 18 | #697 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,259 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 11 | #848 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 12 | #773 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 9 | #918 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #891 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,025 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #873 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 5 | #871 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gwendolyn reached #2,035 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #112 in 1951. 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 Gwendolyn
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.