How Many People Are Named Gwendolyne?
An estimated 160 people in the United States have the first name Gwendolyne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Gwendolyne peaked in popularity in 1924 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gwendolyne 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 Gwendolyne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
160
About 1 in 2,142,215 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1924
12 births
Total Registered
342
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gwendolyne
Gwendolyne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 342 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gwendolyne as a female name
Ranked #16,013 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1924 (12 births)
Gwendolyne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gwendolyne span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 58 babies were registered. While Gwendolyne is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gwendolyne by Decade
How has Gwendolyne 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.
Gwendolyne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gwendolyne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gwendolyne
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gwendolyne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gwendolyne?
We estimate approximately 160 people named Gwendolyne 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 2,142,215 Americans share this first name.
Is Gwendolyne a common name?
Gwendolyne is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 342 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gwendolyne most popular?
Gwendolyne reached peak popularity in 1924, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gwendolyne is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gwendolyne a female name?
Gwendolyne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gwendolyne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gwendolyne Smith, Gwendolyne Johnson, Gwendolyne 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me