How popular is the name Gwen?

Gwen ranks 706th among girls' names in US records, with 32,526 births since 1890. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,418.

Is Gwen a unisex name?

No. Gwen is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1959, when 942 children were given the name. It has been in use for 135 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#706 of girl names

Pronounced G W EH1 N (ARPABET)

Gwen is a girls' name, and first appears in 1890. It has been given to 32,526 children — the 706th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 70% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 1959, when 942 children were given it.

1959Girls: 942Boys: 9

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Gwen?: Gwen ranks 706th among girls' names in US records, with 32,526 births since 1890. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,418.
Is Gwen a unisex name?: No. Gwen is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Gwen most popular?: 1959, when 942 children were given the name. It has been in use for 135 years and is still recorded as of 2024.