Girl
Gwen
The name Gwen carries the meaning "white ring or blessed ring". It has faded some since the 1950s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. Its single strongest year on record was 1959.
EtymologyShort for Gwendolyn
EtymologyMeaning "white ring" or "blessed ring"
Births by decade
1900s
186
1910s
734
1920s
1,367
1930s
2,876
1940s
4,118
1950s
6,848
1960s
5,997
1970s
2,759
1980s
1,071
1990s
512
2000s
1,453
2010s
2,190
Peaked in the 1950s · 30,111 total U.S. births since 1900