Gwyneth
About Gwyneth
Because of Gwyneth Paltrow, this has almost become a one-person name, but not in the prohibitive there's-only-one-Oprah sense. Also seen as Gwenyth and Gweneth, this mellifluous appellation is definitely becoming more and more appreciated by American parents-- enough to land it on this year's Top 1000.
Gwyneth is an Anglicized form of Gwynedd, the name of an ancient Welsh kingdom. Gwyneth Jones is an acclaimed Welsh Wagnerian soprano.
Pronounced GWIN-uth.
As of October 2026, Gwyneth ranked #1771 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #891 in 2013.
Editor's take: The name Gwyneth is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "blessed, happy".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,059 | 245 | 137.2 |
| 2015 | #1,096 | 236 | 132.2 |
| 2016 | #1,255 | 195 | 110 |
| 2017 | #1,309 | 179 | 103.7 |
| 2018 | #1,281 | 179 | 105.2 |
| 2019 | #1,362 | 166 | 98.9 |
| 2020 | #1,442 | 151 | 93.4 |
| 2021 | #1,445 | 149 | 90.8 |
| 2022 | #1,468 | 150 | 91.5 |
| 2023 | #1,895 | 105 | 65.4 |
| 2024 | #1,788 | 112 | 69.1 |
| 2025 | #1,771 | 114 | 70.9 |
World rankings
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Gwyneth on lists
Famous Gwyneths
- Gwyneth Kate Paltrow
American actress
- Gwyneth Herbert
English singer,songwriter
- Gwyneth Lewis
Welsh poet
- Gwyneth Evelyn "Gwen" Verdon
American actress, singer and dancer
- Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody
English politician
- Gwyneth Jones
Welsh soprano
- Gwyneth Strong
English actress
- Gwyneth Powell
English actress
- Gwyneth Montenegro
former escort/memoirist
- Gwyneth Vaughan
pen name of novelist Annie Harriet Hughes
Gwyneth in pop culture
- Gwyneth Shepherd
main protagonist in the Ruby Red trilogy
- Gwyneth Howells
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Gwyneth Sunsword
character in the Urealms Live web show
- Gwyneth Berdara
character in Sarah J. Mass's "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series