Gwen: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “white, blessed”
- Origin
- Welsh
- Say it
- GWEN · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Girls
A Welsh name used independently and also as a short form of Gwendolen, Gwyneth, and related names. The Welsh element gwen conveys fairness, whiteness, or blessedness.
How popular is Gwen?
Babies named Gwen in 2024403
2024 rank#698 girls
Peak year1959
Total US babies since 188032,526
Gwen is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Gwen
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Gwen questions
What does the name Gwen mean?
Gwen means "white, blessed". It comes from Welsh. A Welsh name used independently and also as a short form of Gwendolen, Gwyneth, and related names. The Welsh element gwen conveys fairness, whiteness, or blessedness.
Is Gwen a boy or girl name?
Gwen is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Gwen?
403 US babies were named Gwen in 2024. Its peak year was 1959.
How do you pronounce Gwen?
Gwen is usually pronounced GWEN.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.