Girl name#318 of girl names
Gwendolyn
Pronounced G W EH1 N D AH0 L IH0 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1953
- 145 years in use
How popular is Gwendolyn?
Gwendolyn is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 126,219 children — the 318th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1953, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1953, when 3,548 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- G W EH1 N D AH0 L IH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Gwendolyn
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Gwendolyn
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Gwendolyn?
- Gwendolyn ranks 318th among girls' names in US records, with 126,219 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,657.
- Is Gwendolyn a unisex name?
- No. Gwendolyn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Gwendolyn most popular?
- 1953, when 3,548 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.