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Girl name

Gwenlyn

100% girls · last recorded 1964

Gwenlyn has been given to about 140 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1943, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Living in the US≈ 102
Median age today77 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gwenlyn per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1943 · 9
  • Born in 20250
  • All time140

How popular is Gwenlyn?

Its best year was 1943, when 9 babies were given the name, ranking 3339th. The typical living American called Gwenlyn is about 77 years old today.

Names that sound like Gwenlyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gwendolyn0.76
  2. Sherlyn0.68
  3. Merlyn0.68
  4. Evelyn0.60
  5. Gwen0.62
  6. Adelyn0.60
  7. Raelyn0.60
  8. Kaelyn0.60

Middle names for Gwenlyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gwenlyn Anne0.81
  2. Gwenlyn Catherine0.78
  3. Gwenlyn Josephine0.78
  4. Gwenlyn Rose0.77
  5. Gwenlyn Marie0.77
  6. Gwenlyn Eve0.77

Sibling names for Gwenlyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Judithsister · 0.60
  2. Bonniesister · 0.58
  3. Margosister · 0.58
  4. Ronaldbrother · 0.57
  5. Dennisbrother · 0.56
  6. Waynebrother · 0.55

Where Gwenlyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gwenlyn Anderson0.77
    2. Gwenlyn White0.72
    3. Gwenlyn Moore0.72
    4. Gwenlyn Hill0.72
    5. Gwenlyn Hall0.72
    6. Gwenlyn Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gwenlyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.