How Many People Are Named Gwendlyn?
people named Gwendlyn are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 941,556 people in the US has this name
Based on 498 babies named Gwendlyn in Social Security records from 1921 to 2002, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
20 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gwendlyn in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gwendlyn alive today is about 65 years old, and 70% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 58 and 73 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gwendlyn first appears in the records in 1921 and was given most often in 1952, to 20 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2002.
Babies given the name each year, 1921 to 2002
🏆 Rank History
Gwendlyn has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,354, in 1952.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,354 (1952) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,033 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gwendlyn alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gwendlyn were born in Texas than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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