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Gwendolen

female

Gwendolen.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1970 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #396 in Republic of Ireland in 1970. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
3
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

RisingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1998 to 2024, ranging from #2392 to #5785.19982000200120032004200520062007200920102011201320142016201820192020202120232024#2392#5785
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1998#3848
2000#2746
2001#2466
2003#4373
2004#4598
2005#4798
2006#5061
2007#3667
2009#3936
2010#2392
2011#5785
2013#3160
2014#2659
2016#3609
2018#3178
2019#3151
2020#4535
2021#3961
2023#3598
2024#3695

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
3
Ease
moderate

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

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