Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Welsh

Meaning

Gwendolyn is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of Gwendolen. This has been the most popular spelling in the United States.

From Wikipedia

Gwendolyn first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 80 babies (rank #410 that year). In 2024 it was given to 61 girls (rank #483). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Gwendolyn

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gwendolyn yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,175

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	9	#1,649
1992	14	#1,224
1993	17	#1,056
1994	5	#2,381
1995	6	#2,367
1996	15	#1,182
1997	10	#1,594
1998	10	#1,605
1999	15	#1,169
2000	13	#1,299
2001	10	#1,616
2002	9	#1,752
2003	33	#709
2004	18	#1,131
2005	16	#1,273
2006	26	#925
2007	29	#868
2008	37	#744
2009	34	#795
2010	38	#728
2011	41	#686
2012	57	#522
2013	54	#554
2014	80	#410
2015	69	#470
2016	49	#611
2017	66	#486
2018	60	#509
2019	38	#746
2020	58	#507
2021	53	#552
2022	61	#474
2023	64	#447
2024	61	#483

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#1,649

1992

#1,224

1993

#1,056

1994

#2,381

1995

#2,367

1996

#1,182

1997

#1,594

1998

#1,605

1999

#1,169

2000

#1,299

2001

#1,616

2002

#1,752

2003

#709

2004

#1,131

2005

#1,273

2006

#925

2007

#868

2008

#744

2009

#795

2010

#728

2011

#686

2012

#522

2013

#554

2014

#410

2015

#470

2016

#611

2017

#486

2018

#509

2019

#746

2020

#507

2021

#552

2022

#474

2023

#447

2024

#483

Meaning

Numerology of Gwendolyn

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Gwendolyn

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Gwendolyn in 2024

Other girls' names starting with G

Year-by-Year Detail