How Many People Are Named Gwendolin?
An estimated 57 people in the United States have the first name Gwendolin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Gwendolin peaked in popularity in 1951 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gwendolin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gwendolin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gwendolin is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
57
About 1 in 6,013,234 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1951
11 births
Total Registered
79
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gwendolin
Gwendolin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 79 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gwendolin as a female name
Ranked #7,804 in 1977
7 female births in 1977
Peak: 1951 (11 births)
Gwendolin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gwendolin span from the 1930s to the 1970s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 32 babies were registered. Gwendolin remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gwendolin by Decade
How has Gwendolin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gwendolin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gwendolin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gwendolin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gwendolin?
We estimate approximately 57 people named Gwendolin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,013,234 Americans share this first name.
Is Gwendolin a common name?
Gwendolin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 79 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gwendolin most popular?
Gwendolin reached peak popularity in 1951, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gwendolin is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gwendolin a female name?
Gwendolin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gwendolin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gwendolin Smith, Gwendolin Johnson, Gwendolin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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