Gwenlyn

GWEHN-lihn /ˈɡwɛnlɪn/
girl 2 syllables fading

Gwenlyn is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Gwenlyn is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1964. Gwenlyn was first reported in SSA data in 1934 and peaked in 1943 (9 births).

About the name Gwenlyn

PronunciationGWEHN-lihn /ˈɡwɛnlɪn/
9peak births 1943
1934first in SSA data

Names similar to Gwenlyn

How popular is Gwenlyn?

Girls named Gwenlyn
19341935194019451950195519601964
Girls named Gwenlyn per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1934–1964 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1964) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Gwenlyn total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19646—#6,276
19625—#6,928
19595—#6,604
19577—#5,080
19556—#5,444
19549—#4,081
19536—#5,274
19516—#5,067
19507—#4,473
19499—#3,723
19488—#4,003
19479—#3,833
19468—#3,792
19439—#3,339
19425—#4,908
19417—#3,725
19406—#4,051
19398—#3,253
19378—#3,265
19346—#4,003