How Many People Are Named Gwendylan?
An estimated 31 people in the United States have the first name Gwendylan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Gwendylan peaked in popularity in 2008 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gwendylan 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 Gwendylan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gwendylan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
31
About 1 in 11,056,592 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2008
9 births
Total Registered
31
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gwendylan
Gwendylan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 31 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gwendylan as a female name
Ranked #16,525 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2008 (9 births)
Gwendylan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gwendylan span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 21 babies were registered. While Gwendylan is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gwendylan by Decade
How has Gwendylan 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.
Gwendylan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gwendylan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gwendylan
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gwendylan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gwendylan?
We estimate approximately 31 people named Gwendylan 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 11,056,592 Americans share this first name.
Is Gwendylan a common name?
Gwendylan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 47% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gwendylan most popular?
Gwendylan reached peak popularity in 2008, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gwendylan is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gwendylan a female name?
Gwendylan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gwendylan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gwendylan Smith, Gwendylan Johnson, Gwendylan 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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