Girl
Gwendolyn
The name Gwendolyn carries the meaning "Welsh gwen (white/fair) + dolen (ring/bow)", with roots in Welsh. It has faded some since the 1950s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. Since 1900, roughly 117,868 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
WelshWelsh "gwen" (white/fair) + "dolen" (ring/bow)
EtymologyMeaning "white ring" or "blessed ring"
Births by decade
1900s
775
1910s
4,331
1920s
8,676
1930s
10,179
1940s
18,405
1950s
32,049
1960s
18,692
1970s
7,933
1980s
3,836
1990s
2,983
2000s
4,545
2010s
5,464
Peaked in the 1950s · 117,868 total U.S. births since 1900