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Gwenevere

Girl

Meaning of Gwenevere: Welsh: 'white phantom or fair one'

Gwenevere 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 — 3471st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3471

42 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,199

First recorded 1921 · peak 2019

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 25 babies2010: 34 babies20102011: 39 babies2012: 35 babies2013: 37 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 49 babies2016: 48 babies2017: 52 babies2018: 48 babies2019: 55 babies2020: 44 babies20202021: 32 babies2022: 40 babies2023: 40 babies2024: 43 babies2025: 42 babies
US babies named Gwenevere per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 55.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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