Gwen

Gwen

Primarily a girl's name · 98% girls

Origin: Welsh

Meaning

Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy".

From Wikipedia

Gwen first appears in the data in 1968 and has been recorded in 46 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 164 babies (rank #92 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gwen

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

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,048

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

164

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1968	2	#1,222
1969	2	#1,227
1971	4	#1,035
1972	6	#891
1973	12	#632
1974	9	#703
1975	12	#614
1976	19	#483
1977	12	#601
1978	7	#785
1979	9	#718
1980	14	#582
1981	12	#641
1982	13	#619
1983	18	#513
1984	24	#443
1985	25	#444
1986	18	#546
1987	22	#502
1988	21	#515
1989	16	#607
1990	20	#556
1991	17	#636
1992	27	#467
1993	32	#412
1994	28	#452
1995	21	#527
1996	30	#429
1997	26	#467
1998	38	#371
1999	40	#345
2000	45	#318
2001	53	#271
2002	112	#142
2003	90	#174
2004	164	#92
2005	152	#102
2006	133	#108
2007	131	#109
2008	140	#105
2009	103	#141
2010	89	#160
2011	75	#170
2012	54	#209
2013	56	#206
2014	60	#200

Year

Babies

Rank

1968

#1,222

1969

#1,227

1971

#1,035

1972

#891

1973

#632

1974

#703

1975

#614

1976

#483

1977

#601

1978

#785

1979

#718

1980

#582

1981

#641

1982

#619

1983

#513

1984

#443

1985

#444

1986

#546

1987

#502

1988

#515

1989

#607

1990

#556

1991

#636

1992

#467

1993

#412

1994

#452

1995

#527

1996

#429

1997

#467

1998

#371

1999

#345

2000

#318

2001

#271

2002

112

#142

2003

#174

2004

164

#92

2005

152

#102

2006

133

#108

2007

131

#109

2008

140

#105

2009

103

#141

2010

#160

2011

#170

2012

#209

2013

#206

2014

#200

Meaning

Numerology of Gwen

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Gwen

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Year-by-Year Detail