Gwynevere
Girl name · #3504 in 2025 · Uniqueness 59/100
In 2025, 44 baby girls were named Gwynevere, placing it at #3504 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6452, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,909 girls born in 2025 was named Gwynevere.
The 26-year story
Gwynevere first appears in the Social Security records in 1999, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 55 babies and a rank of #2976. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Gwynevere per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Gwynevere in class?
Gwynevere scores 59 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Gwynevere is most common
State-level data for Gwynevere is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Gwynevere
Statistically, parents drawn to Gwynevere tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Gwenivere, Gwenevere, Guinevere, Galilee, and Abigaelle.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Gwynevere | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #3459 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2976 |
| 2023 | 34 | #4191 |
| 2022 | 33 | #4295 |
| 2021 | 30 | #4507 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4548 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4653 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6521 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5338 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7230 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6452 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8053 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7031 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10429 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10374 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14959 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17294 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15491 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14502 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12408 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15432 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11385 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gwynevere a popular girl name?
Gwynevere ranked #3504 among girls in 2025 with 44 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6452.
When was the name Gwynevere most popular?
Gwynevere peaked in 2024, when 55 American girls received the name (ranked #2976 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Gwynevere?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,909 newborn American girls was named Gwynevere. It scores 59/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.