Gwendolynn vs Gwenivere
American parents have registered 1,454 Gwendolynns since 1880, against 811 Gweniveres. But in 2025 it was Gwenivere that was commoner, 51 babies to 34.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Gwendolynn Gwenivere
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 92 years in which either name was published, Gwendolynn for 80 years and Gwenivere for 12 years. The lead changed hands 11 times.
- 1921–2002 Gwendolynn ahead
- 2003 Gwenivere ahead
- 2004–2005 Gwendolynn ahead
- 2006 Gwenivere ahead
- 2007 Gwendolynn ahead
- 2008 Gwenivere ahead
- 2009 Gwendolynn ahead
- 2010 Gwenivere ahead
- 2011–2014 Gwendolynn ahead
- 2015 Gwenivere ahead
- 2016–2018 Gwendolynn ahead
- 2019–2025 Gwenivere ahead
Side by side
| Gwendolynn | Gwenivere | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 1,454 | 811 |
| Most in one year | 41 | 87 |
| Babies in 2025 | 34 | 51 |
| Estimated living today | 1,300 | 810 |
| Median age today | 24 | 6 |
| Peak year | 2023 | 2022 |
| Best rank | 3,709th girls | 2,174th girls |
| Rank in 2025 | 4,172nd | 3,130th |
| First recorded | 1921 | 1970 |
| Girls / boys | 1,454 / 0 | 811 / 0 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Gwendolynns alive today are over 24; half the Gweniveres are over 6. That is 18 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
Where each one is strongest
- Gwendolynn California (5.1×)
- Gwenivere Texas (3.4×), California (2.4×)
How much commoner the name is in that state than it is nationally, from births recorded since 1910.
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Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Gwendolynn and Gwenivere.