Gwen

Diminutive of Gwendolen or Gwendolyn, Welsh

"white circle"

Gwen Origin and Meaning

Variation of Guinevere

Gwen Rank in US Top 1000

# 698 in the US

Gwen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 505 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Gwen

• 698 US 2024
• 505 Nameberry 2025
• 696 Future 2028
• 757 England 2024

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Famous People Named Gwen

• 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

The name 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"