Name meaning & stats
Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn means “white ring (debated)” (Welsh origin). 100,506 US babies since 1940, peak 1953.
What it means
“white ring (debated)”
WelshDebated
In US birth records
Peak year: 1953
100,506 US babies were named Gwendolyn between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Gwendolyn (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Gwendolyn is the main spelling
- Gwendolyn 95%
- Gwendolynn 1%
- Gwendalyn 1%
- Gwendolen 1%
- Gwendlyn <1%
- Gwendelyn <1%
- Gwendalynn <1%
- Gwendoline <1%
- Gwendolyne <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1953)