Gwen
Top 1000
About Gwen
While Gwen may have originated as a short form of Gwendolen and Gwendolyn, these days it frequently stands on its own. Rocker Gwen Stefani has given it a shot of cool, and parents are choosing it as a standalone more and more often—Gwen hopped back onto the US Top 1000 in 2013 after an absence of over 30 years. Gwen could also be short for Guinevere.
Pronounced GWEN.
As of October 2026, Gwen ranked #725 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #295 in 1959, Nameberry popularity #379.
Editor's take: The name Gwen is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "white circle".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #963 | 278 | 155.6 |
| 2015 | #749 | 377 | 211.2 |
| 2016 | #767 | 372 | 209.9 |
| 2017 | #864 | 317 | 183.6 |
| 2018 | #910 | 295 | 173.4 |
| 2019 | #828 | 328 | 195.4 |
| 2020 | #822 | 331 | 204.8 |
| 2021 | #848 | 325 | 198.1 |
| 2022 | #851 | 329 | 200.6 |
| 2023 | #817 | 341 | 212.5 |
| 2024 | #698 | 403 | 248.7 |
| 2025 | #725 | 384 | 238.9 |
World rankings
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Gwen on lists
Famous Gwens
- Gwen Renee Stefani
American singer and fashion designer
- Gwendolynne Sophia "Gwen" Moore
U.S. Congresswoman from Wisconsin
- Gwendolyn "Gwen" Guthrie
American singer,songwriter
- Gwendolen Mary "Gwen" John
Welsh artist
- Gwendolyn "Gwen" Ifill
American journalist
- Gwyneth Evelyn "Gwen" Verdon
American actress and singer
- Gwendolyn Lee "Gwen
" daughter of singer Tammy Wynette
- Gwen Jorgensen
2016 US Triathlon Olympic Gold Medalist
- Gwen Frostic
American artist
- Gwen Choi
dancer from Project 21
Gwen in pop culture
- Gwen Stacy
love interest of Spider,Man
- Gwen Cooper
character on TV's "Torchwood"
- Gwen Dawson
character on TV's "Downtown Abbey"
- Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Tennyson
character on animated series "Ben 10"
- Gwen Grayson
character in 2005 movie Sky High
- Gwen Raiden
character on TV's "Angel"
- Gwen Norbeck Munson
character on American soap "As the World Turns"
- Gwen Van Osburgh
character in Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth"
- Gwen Thompson
character in American Girl's "Chrissa Stands Strong"
- Gwen
character in movie "Ghost Town"
- Gwen Cummings
character in movie "28 Days"
- Gwen Hines
character in animated movie "Arthur Christmas"
- Gwen
nickname of Guinevere on TV's "Merlin"
- Gwen Campbell
character on TV's "Supernatural"
- Gwen
character on animated series "Total Drama"
- "Gwen
or the Book of Sand," French animated film
- Gwen Vere
character in Foz Meadows' "Manifold Worlds" series
- Gwendolyn “Gwen”
character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"
- Gwendolyn "Gwen" Bouchard
character in podcast "The Magnus Protocol"
- Gwen
character in series “Seinfeld”
- Gwen
character in film "Sorority Wars"
- Gwen
character in movie “Journey Back To Christmas”