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Gwendolen Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Gwendolen?

In 2018 the rare name Gwendolen, ranked the 8,250th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Gwendolen would be a striking name choice.

Position 1680, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1903.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1971 with 34 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Gwendolen was less than 5, most recently in 2006.

Gwendolen, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1953-1956, 1961-1966, 1967-1971, and 2012-2015, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2016-2017.

The popularity trend for Gwendolen has steadily increased for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Gwendolen for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gwendolen?

Gwendolen's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Gwendolen is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Gwendole. (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 13 8,250
2017 15 7,573
2016 27 5,034
2015 27 5,021
2014 22 5,854
2013 16 7,505
2012 9 11,593
2011 7 13,845
2010 7 13,979
2009 6 15,915
2008 8 13,006
2007 5 18,598
2006 < 5 --
2005 9 11,213
2004 6 14,791
2003 < 5 --
2002 6 14,202
2001 < 5 --
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 5 14,965
1997 < 5 --
1996 5 14,282
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 6 11,891
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 5 10,978
1983 9 6,904
1982 7 8,533
1981 9 6,985
1980 11 6,049
1979 11 5,870
1978 16 4,323
1977 20 3,663
1976 21 3,322
1975 24 2,993
1974 27 2,703
1973 21 3,156
1972 17 3,608
1971 34 2,304
1970 18 3,480
1969 17 3,368
1968 27 2,381
1967 20 2,810
1966 31 2,111
1965 10 4,306
1964 18 3,034
1963 12 3,871
1962 9 4,659
1961 5 6,926
1960 8 4,918
1959 13 3,502
1958 10 4,030
1957 9 4,344
1956 20 2,562
1955 6 5,439
1954 6 5,369
1953 < 5 --
1952 6 5,136
1951 6 5,067
1950 < 5 --
1949 6 4,894
1948 < 5 --
1947 6 4,958
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 7 3,723
1940 < 5 --
1939 < 5 --
1938 < 5 --
1937 < 5 --
1936 < 5 --
1935 8 3,273
1934 < 5 --
1933 5 4,485
1932 < 5 --
1931 8 3,331
1930 < 5 --
1929 5 4,875
1928 < 5 --
1927 < 5 --
1926 9 3,380
1925 8 3,832
1924 < 5 --
1923 6 4,631
1922 < 5 --
1921 5 5,440
1920 < 5 --
1919 10 3,098
1918 < 5 --
1917 < 5 --
1916 5 4,724
1915 6 3,973
1914 < 5 --
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1912 < 5 --
1911 7 2,056
1910 < 5 --
1909 6 2,062
1908 < 5 --
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1903 6 1,680
1902 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.