How Many People Are Named Guinevere?
people named Guinevere are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 81,474 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,592 babies named Guinevere in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
299 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Norman French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, derived from the elements gwen meaning "fair, white" and sebara meaning "phantom, magical being". In Arthurian legend she was the beautiful wife of King Arthur. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, she was seduced by Mordred before the battle of Camlann, which led to the deaths of both Mordred and Arthur. According to the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes, she engaged in an adulterous affair with Sir Lancelot.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Guinevere in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Guinevere alive today is about 14 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 18 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Guinevere first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2022, to 299 babies. In 2025, 295 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Guinevere has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #899, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #899.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #899 |
| Best rank | #899 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #958 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Guinevere alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Guinevere were born in California than in any other state: about 342 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Guinevere was given 2.4 times as often in Missouri, 2.2 times in Indiana and 2.2 times in Ohio.
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