as a First Name
Short form of Gwendolen or Gwenllian, or an independent name from Welsh gwen, the feminine form of gwyn ‘white, fair; blessed, holy’.
| 737th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 47,526
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Gwen per capita
- 1959
- marked the height of its popularity
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49%
30-54
30-54
1%
13-29
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5%
0-12
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U.S. Distribution Map
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