How Many People Are Named Gwendolynn?
An estimated 1,219 people in the United States have the first name Gwendolynn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Gwendolynn peaked in popularity in 2023 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gwendolynn 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 Gwendolynn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,219
About 1 in 281,177 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2023
41 births
Total Registered
1,420
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gwendolynn
Gwendolynn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,420 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gwendolynn as a female name
Ranked #5,485 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (41 births)
Gwendolynn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gwendolynn span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 290 babies were registered. While Gwendolynn is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gwendolynn by Decade
How has Gwendolynn 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.
Gwendolynn by State
Birth registrations for Gwendolynn span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Indiana. The lowest are in Missouri, Indiana, Texas. On average, about 12 Gwendolynns were registered per state.
Gwendolynn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gwendolynn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gwendolynn
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gwendolynn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gwendolynn?
We estimate approximately 1,219 people named Gwendolynn 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 281,177 Americans share this first name.
Is Gwendolynn a common name?
Gwendolynn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,420 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gwendolynn most popular?
Gwendolynn reached peak popularity in 2023, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gwendolynn is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gwendolynn a female name?
Gwendolynn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gwendolynn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gwendolynn Smith, Gwendolynn Johnson, Gwendolynn 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