Gwendolyn
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Gwendolyn
One spelling variation that's more popular than the original, this somewhat old-fashioned name might be in honor of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African-American to win a Pulitzer prize for poetry, or may be a way to get to the modern short form Gwen.
In the Oscar Wilde play, the character's name is spelled the traditional Welsh way, Gwendolen, as it was for one of the principal characters in George Eliot's Daniel Deronda, and Gwendolen was also Merlin's wife in Arthurian legend.
Gwendolyn is also given to boys.
Pronounced GWEN-duh-lin.
As of October 2026, Gwendolyn ranked #360 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #112 in 1953, Nameberry popularity #249.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #421 | 764 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #406 | 791 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #402 | 826 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #377 | 822 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #371 | 845 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #370 | 852 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #378 | 820 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #397 | 794 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #389 | 801 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #378 | 814 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #393 | 802 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #360 | 848 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Gwendolyn for girls
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Gwendolyn on lists
Famous Gwendolyns
- Gwendolyn "Gwen" IfillGirl
American TV journalist
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- Gwendolyn BradleyGirl
American operatic soprano
- Gwendolyn Elizabeth BrooksGirl
American poet
- Gwendolyn Margaret MacEwenGirl
Canadian poet and novelist
- Gwendolyn Elaine ArmstrongGirl
American civil rights activist
- Gwendolyn Fiel GarciaGirl
Filipina politician
- Gwendolyn "Gwen" GuthrieGirl
American singer,songwriter
- Gwendolyn KingGirl
American businesswoman and Social Security administrator
- Gwendolyn "Gwen" WattsGirl
English actress
- (Gwendolyn) Avril ColeridgeGirl
Taylor, English pianist, conductor, and composer
- Gwendolyn Lee "Gwen" ByrdGirl
daughter of singer Tammy Wynette
Gwendolyn in pop culture
- Guendoloena (Gwendolen)Girl
Merlin's wife in some Arthurian legends (e.g. Vita Merlini)
- Gwendolyn "Gwen" TennysonGirl
character in animated series Ben,10
- Gwendolyn "Gwen" StacyGirl
character in the Spider,Man series
- Gwendolyn "Winnie" CooperGirl
a main character on TV's "The Wonder Years"
- Gwendolyn PostGirl
character on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
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