Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: WelshGwendolen is a feminine given name, in general use only since the 19th century. It has come to be the standard English form of Latin Guendoloena, which was first used by Geoffrey of Monmouth as the name of a legendary British queen in his History of the Kings of Britain.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gwendolen yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 6 | #1,680 |
| 1909 | 6 | #2,062 |
| 1911 | 7 | #2,056 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,973 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,724 |
| 1919 | 10 | #3,097 |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,440 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,630 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,832 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,379 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,878 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,331 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,484 |
| 1935 | 8 | #3,273 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,724 |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,958 |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,894 |
| 1951 | 6 | #5,067 |
| 1952 | 6 | #5,135 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,370 |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,441 |
| 1956 | 20 | #2,565 |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,342 |
| 1958 | 10 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 13 | #3,506 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,920 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,929 |
| 1962 | 9 | #4,659 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,874 |
| 1964 | 18 | #3,036 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,304 |
| 1966 | 31 | #2,114 |
| 1967 | 20 | #2,809 |
| 1968 | 27 | #2,381 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 18 | #3,479 |
| 1971 | 34 | #2,306 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,611 |
| 1973 | 21 | #3,156 |
| 1974 | 27 | #2,703 |
| 1975 | 24 | #2,994 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,322 |
| 1977 | 20 | #3,665 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,325 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,875 |
| 1980 | 11 | #6,049 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,988 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,538 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,906 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,984 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,894 |
| 1996 | 5 | #14,285 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,965 |
| 2002 | 6 | #14,209 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,799 |
| 2005 | 9 | #11,215 |
| 2007 | 5 | #18,607 |
| 2008 | 8 | #13,016 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,927 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,989 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,857 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,601 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,519 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,861 |
| 2015 | 27 | #5,030 |
| 2016 | 27 | #5,045 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,589 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,302 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,876 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,434 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,819 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,262 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,753 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,599 |
