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Its wave through time A fashion of the 1950s
In the United States 0 20 40 60 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1952 per million babies of that sex 2,264 babies given this name since 1921 At its height in 1952, about 1 in 17,000 girls Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020 Names worth a look Gwen Girl Welsh gwen, feminine of gwyn, 'white, fair, blessed'. Middle Ages · peak 1959 Gwendolen Girl Welsh; the first element is gwen 'white, fair, blessed', the second is uncertain, perhaps dolen 'ring, loop'. Victorian Gwenaëlle Girl Feminine of Gwenaël, from Breton gwenn 'white, fair, blessed' and hael 'generous, noble'. Modern Gwenaël Boy From Breton gwenn 'white, fair, blessed' and hael 'generous, noble'. Early Medieval Gwenolé Boy Uncertain; gwenn 'white, fair, blessed' plus a second element of disputed meaning. Early Medieval · forgotten Gwenllian Girl From gwen 'white, fair, blessed' and a second element usually read as lliant 'flood, flow', which is uncertain. Middle Ages · forgotten Gwenhwyfar Girl From gwen 'white, fair, holy' and a second element often linked to sebarā 'phantom, magical being'; the analysis is… Middle Ages · forgotten Gwenfrewi Girl From gwen 'white, fair, blessed' and a second element of uncertain meaning. Early Medieval · forgotten Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.