Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “white ring”
Origin: Welsh
Say it: GWEN-duh-lin · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Welsh elements gwen 'white, blessed' and dolen 'ring, bow'. It is a literary revival and variant of Gwendolen.

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How popular is Gwendolyn?

2024241 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Gwendolyn in 2024802

2024 rank#393 girls

Peak year1953

Total US babies since 1880123,866

Gwendolyn has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Gwendolyn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Morgansea-born; sea-circle · Welsh
Jenniferfair one, white phantom · Welsh
Brynnhill · Welsh
Meredithgreat lord · Welsh
Meganpearl · Welsh
Winniefair and blessed · Welsh
Rowynwhite spear · Welsh
Gwenwhite, blessed · Welsh

Gwendolyn questions

What does the name Gwendolyn mean?

Gwendolyn means "white ring". It comes from Welsh. From Welsh elements gwen 'white, blessed' and dolen 'ring, bow'. It is a literary revival and variant of Gwendolen.

Is Gwendolyn a boy or girl name?

Gwendolyn is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Gwendolyn?

802 US babies were named Gwendolyn in 2024. Its peak year was 1953.

How do you pronounce Gwendolyn?

Gwendolyn is usually pronounced GWEN-duh-lin.

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.