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Gwen

Girl #817 in 2023

Gwen is a girl name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Gwen

A female given name from -, shortened from Gwendolen or Guinevere.

Popularity of Gwen

Popularity, 1890–2023

341 births in 2023

1890 2023

31,829 U.S. births recorded from 1890–2023.

Peak year

1959

942 babies

First recorded

1890

133 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Ancient Greek

Also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e)

Boy · Germanic languages

Medieval short form of - compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald or Gerbert

God's favor; elegance, goodness

Boy · Germanic languages

From -, ultimately from gaiʀ + wald

From gloria, first used as a name in 19th-century literature

God is my strength

Anglicized from Gwladus, of uncertain origin, perhaps connected with gwlad

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.