Feminine dossier · first seen 1890

Gwen

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Gwen
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1959

Peak rank proxy

942

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1890Peak 19592024

Peak year

1959

Decline from peak

57.2%

2024

403

All-time

32,232

Gwen has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1959, when 942 girls were named Gwen.

In 2024, only 403 girls were given the name.

Down 57.2% from its peak.

All told, about 32,232 Americans have been named Gwen and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1890.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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