Gwen is a girl's name of French origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 403 girls in the United States.
Gwen belongs to the French and Irish & Celtic tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Gwen first appears in Social Security records in 1890. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #295 in 1959, and in 2024 403 babies received the name — 32,232 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Gwen is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its French origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Gwen is a girl name. In 2024, 403 babies received the name in the US.
Gwen comes from the French and Irish & Celtic tradition.
Gwen first appears in US records in 1890. Its best-ever ranking was #295 in 1959, and 403 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gwen is pronounced /ɡwɛn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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