Gwendolen · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1903

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 75 recorded years as a table

Gwendolen, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1903	23
1909	17
1911	17
1915	6
1916	5
1919	9
1921	4
1923	5
1925	7
1926	8
1929	4
1931	8
1933	5
1935	8
1941	6
1947	3
1949	4
1951	3
1952	3
1954	3
1955	3
1956	10
1957	4
1958	5
1959	6
1960	4
1961	2
1962	5
1963	6
1964	9
1965	6
1966	18
1967	12
1968	16
1969	10
1970	10
1971	20
1972	11
1973	14
1974	18
1975	16
1976	14
1977	13
1978	10
1979	7
1980	7
1981	5
1982	4
1983	5
1984	3
1990	3
1996	3
1998	3
2002	3
2004	3
2005	5
2007	3
2008	4
2009	3
2010	4
2011	4
2012	5
2013	9
2014	12
2015	15
2016	15
2017	9
2018	8
2019	8
2020	11
2021	6
2022	7
2023	11
2024	8
2025	7

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gwendolen isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 11
Rank in 2025: #8,860
How rare: 1 in 146,115 girls
Since 1903: 889

Most popular in 1903, at 23 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 55% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.