How Many People Are Named Gwyneth?
An estimated 6,035 people in the United States have the first name Gwyneth. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Gwyneth peaked in popularity in 2013 with 288 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gwyneth 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 Gwyneth paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,035
About 1 in 56,794 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2013
288 births
Total Registered
6,542
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gwyneth
Gwyneth is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,542 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gwyneth as a female name
Ranked #1,788 in 2024
112 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (288 births)
Gwyneth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gwyneth span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,145 babies were registered. While Gwyneth is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gwyneth by Decade
How has Gwyneth 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.
Gwyneth by State
Birth registrations for Gwyneth span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in West Virginia, New Mexico, South Carolina. On average, about 117 Gwyneths were registered per state.
Gwyneth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gwyneth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gwyneth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gwyneth?
We estimate approximately 6,035 people named Gwyneth 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 56,794 Americans share this first name.
Is Gwyneth a common name?
Gwyneth is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,542 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gwyneth most popular?
Gwyneth reached peak popularity in 2013, when 288 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gwyneth is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gwyneth a female name?
Gwyneth is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gwyneth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gwyneth Smith, Gwyneth Johnson, Gwyneth 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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