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Guinevere

Girl

Meaning of Guinevere: Welsh: 'white shadow'

Guinevere is a girl's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 870th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1894th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#870

295 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1894

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,592

First recorded 1912 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 26 babies1982: 23 babies1983: 23 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 36 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 44 babies20002001: 41 babies2002: 56 babies2003: 57 babies2004: 62 babies2005: 74 babies2006: 73 babies2007: 61 babies2008: 59 babies2009: 62 babies2010: 58 babies20102011: 92 babies2012: 101 babies2013: 127 babies2014: 165 babies2015: 176 babies2016: 140 babies2017: 192 babies2018: 151 babies2019: 188 babies2020: 249 babies20202021: 268 babies2022: 299 babies2023: 251 babies2024: 279 babies2025: 295 babies
US babies named Guinevere per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 299.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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