Gwendolyn Forename

8,756th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 117,688 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Gwendolyn Forename User-submission:

The name is of Welsh origin and means 'white', 'pure', or 'holy'. It is also the feminine form of the name, the masculine variants use y instead, e.g. Gwyn, Gwyndolyn.

Gwendolyn Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
99,9611:3,627588
Jamaica-6,5581:44084
Philippines
 
98%
2,3541:45,0343,411
England
100%
1,4441:38,5061,986
Netherlands
100%
1,1681:14,4711,551
Bahamas-7951:502113
Ghana-6741:40,0392,307
Barbados-6371:455102
Canada
100%
5431:61,0193,762
South Africa
100%
3601:151,48010,628
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
2521:5,402926
Antigua and Barbuda-1961:50747
Germany
100%
1761:549,3065,557
Guyana
100%
1721:4,438828
Belgium
100%
1671:68,8032,869
Puerto Rico-1511:23,512979
Belize
100%
1331:2,664609
United States Virgin Islands-1151:954188
Liberia
 
98%
1021:43,2562,409
Mexico
100%
951:1,306,7839,403
Saint Kitts and Nevis
100%
891:61692
Zimbabwe
100%
891:173,30110,830
Scotland
100%
811:66,0541,845
France
100%
761:874,6107,289
Malaysia
 
95%
701:434,99919,786
Dominican Republic-681:153,4016,921
Suriname
100%
661:8,3761,618
Zambia-621:255,7228,013
Singapore
100%
601:104,7847,479
Wales
100%
561:55,2561,823
Bermuda-491:1,323299
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
451:2,480472
Panama
100%
431:90,8504,674
Australia-381:359,4116,666
Thailand
100%
361:1,946,27355,044
Guam-351:4,590836
Nigeria
 
97%
341:5,222,48175,428
Brazil
100%
301:7,141,20598,999
Aruba-291:3,579715
British Virgin Islands
100%
291:1,078245
Switzerland
100%
281:293,3395,808
Brunei-251:16,7831,060
Turks and Caicos Islands-251:1,388340
Chile
 
96%
241:733,6347,584
India
100%
221:55,221,726913,424
Venezuela
100%
221:1,372,81326,977
Botswana-211:104,0218,595
Qatar
100%
201:118,48012,874
China-181:75,891,98863,580
Grenada
100%
181:6,007933
Papua New Guinea
100%
181:452,90634,619
Northern Mariana Islands-171:3,216586
Cayman Islands
100%
151:4,087758
Honduras
100%
151:587,8318,292
Peru
100%
151:2,119,43021,304
Sweden
100%
151:657,19415,298
Denmark-141:403,5366,849
Italy
100%
141:4,361,57821,991
Costa Rica
100%
131:366,7656,353
Anguilla
100%
121:1,105185
Spain
100%
121:3,877,49714,638
Uganda
100%
121:3,413,07736,062
Guatemala-101:1,610,8435,373
Iceland-101:36,6022,190
Malawi
100%
91:1,901,3689,999
Solomon Islands-81:72,6204,185
United Arab Emirates-81:893,99927,106
Israel
100%
71:1,200,41715,461
Saint Lucia
 
83%
61:29,6362,683
Montserrat-51:975152
Nicaragua
100%
51:1,203,66714,616
Norway-51:1,026,46614,100
Taiwan
100%
51:4,753,93676,486
Austria
100%
41:2,128,55010,134
Hong Kong-41:1,938,1818,439
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
New Caledonia
100%
41:67,5412,087
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
Ireland
100%
31:1,547,8407,573
Argentina
100%
31:14,257,74823,489
Czechia-31:3,552,0546,491
Ecuador-31:5,908,97318,111
Japan-31:42,662,01963,122
Kenya-31:15,435,70351,312
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
Dominica-21:37,736863
Georgia-21:1,869,23320,119
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Vietnam-21:46,311,5567,272
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Chad-11:13,598,39815,363
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604

Gwendolyn (12) may also be a surname.

Gwendolyn Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name is of Welsh origin and means 'white', 'pure', or 'holy'. It is also the feminine form of the name, the masculine variants use y instead, e.g. Gwyn, Gwyndolyn.

- waydowninhadestown

Gwendolyn Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwendolynn95528/
Gwendollyn9564/
Gwenndolyn9531/
Gwendolyon956/
Gwenddolyn954/
Gwendolynt954/
Gwendholyn953/
Gwiendolyn953/
Gwwendolyn953/
Gwendolync952/
Gwendolynd952/
Gwendolyng952/
Gwendoolyn952/
Gwendoylyn952/
Gwendohlyn951/
Gwendoilyn951/
Gwendolyhn951/
Gwendolynq951/
Gwendoulyn951/
Gwaendolyn951/
Gwendoln9451/
Gwndolyn9422/
Gwendollynn902/
Gweendolynn901/
Gwendolynnd901/
Gwenndolynn901/
Gwiendolynn901/
Gwendolen891,898/
Gwendolin89941/
Gwendalyn89752/
Guendolyn89435/
Gwyndolyn89314/
Gwendoyln89181/
Qwendolyn89131/
Gwindolyn8978/
Gwendulyn8916/
Gwendolym8914/
Gwemdolyn898/
Gwendolne893/
Gwendolhn891/
Gwndolynn891/
Kwendolyn891/
Gwenndolynne863/
Gwendolien84111/
Gwendalynn8477/
Gwendoleen8444/
Gwendolijn8418/
Gwyndolynn8414/
Gwynndolyn848/
Gwendallyn844/
Gwendollin844/
Qwendolynn842/
Guendollyn842/
Gweendalyn842/
Gwendollen842/
Gwemdolynn841/
Gwendolenc841/
Gwendolenn841/
Gwendolind841/
Gwendolinn841/
Gwendoylnn841/
Gweendolen841/
Gwuendalyn841/
Gwuendolin841/
Gwyndollyn841/
Gouendolyn841/
Gquendolyn841/
Guenndolyn841/
Qwenndolyn841/
Ngwendolin841/
Guendoln821/
Gwendolinne805/
Gwendalynne804/
Gwynndolynn802/
Gwendollhen801/
Gwendouleen801/
Gwyndollynn801/
Gwyndolynne801/
Guendalyn78119/
Guindolyn7870/
Quendolyn7855/
Gwendalin7850/
Guendolin7839/
Gwyndolin7830/
Guendolen7829/
Gwyndolen7824/
Guendulyn7818/
Gwindalyn7812/
Gwendalen7811/
Gwyndalyn789/
Gwindolin787/
Gwindolen786/
Kwendolin785/
Gwendulin785/
Qwendalyn784/
Kwendolen782/
Gwendulen782/
Gwindulyn782/
Qwendolin782/
Gwemdolym781/
Gwindoyln781/
Cwendolin781/
Qwendolen781/
Kwyndolyn781/
Kwindolyn781/
Kwendalyn781/
Queendolyn7438/
Kwendolina748/
Guinndolyn747/
Gwendulina744/
Quendolynn743/
Gueendalyn742/
Guendoleen742/
Gwendaleen742/
Gwendalinn742/
Gwindolina741/
Gwyndalynn741/
Gwyndollin741/
Gwynndolin741/
Guindolynn741/
Gueendulyn741/
Guendalynn741/
Guendollen741/
Qwendolina741/
Quendolyna741/
Quindolyn6720/
Guindolin6713/
Guindalyn6712/
Guendalin6711/
Quendalyn677/
Kwindolin675/
Kwendalin675/
Guindolen675/
Guindulyn675/
Gwyndalin673/
Quendulyn672/
Gwindalin671/
Guendalen671/
Guendulin671/
Qwendalin671/
Quendoyln671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gwendolyn