Gwyneth
Welsh, usually explained from gwynaeth, meaning happiness or blessedness, and influenced by Gwynedd, the name of a region of north Wales.
Gwyneth in 2025
Gwyneth was given to 114 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,238th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 29,082 babies born.
The history of Gwyneth
Gwyneth reached its highest point in 2013, when 288 babies were given the name, ranking 1,657th that year.
Across the 111 years of records since 1915, 6,657 babies have been named Gwyneth. Half of them were born before 2007, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Gwyneth by decade
| Decade | Babies named Gwyneth | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 56 | 3,682 |
| 1920s | 127 | 3,109 |
| 1930s | 86 | 3,831 |
| 1940s | 120 | 3,793 |
| 1950s | 218 | 2,945 |
| 1960s | 174 | 4,004 |
| 1970s | 163 | 4,315 |
| 1980s | 167 | 5,537 |
| 1990s | 500 | 1,946 |
| 2000s | 2,119 | 1,686 |
| 2010s | 2,145 | 1,657 |
| 2020s | 782 | 2,644 |
Where Gwyneth is heading
Gwyneth has fallen 52% over the past decade, from 236 babies in 2015 to 114 in 2025.
Names like Gwyneth
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Gwyneth.