Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Gwendolyn

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1953

Peak rank proxy

3,518

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19532024

Peak year

1953

Decline from peak

77.2%

2024

802

All-time

123,533

Gwendolyn 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 1953, when 3,518 girls were named Gwendolyn.

In 2024, only 802 girls were given the name.

Down 77.2% from its peak.

All told, about 123,533 Americans have been named Gwendolyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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