First Name GWENDOLYN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GWENDOLYN is ranked as the 494th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 112,553.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 35.3 people named GWENDOLYN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named GWENDOLYN is 89,366.
  • The SSA data also shows that GWENDOLYN is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names GWENDOLYN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 112,553 +/-1.1%
  • National Rank 494
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 35.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 89,366
  • National Rank 554
  • Percentile Rank 99.40%
  • Proportion/100k 28.03

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GWENDOLYN is 72.2% White, 2.8% Hispanic origin, 21.4% Black, 1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name GWENDOLYN have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name GWENDOLYN is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English feminine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name GWENDOLYN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 72.2% 63.9% 8.3%
Hispanic origin 2.8% 16.3% -13.5%
Black 21.4% 12.3% 9.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.2% 4.9% -3.7%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GWENDOLYN is Texas where 9,439 people have this name.
  • Louisiana is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GWENDOLYN, as 105.17 in every 100,000 Louisianans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Georgia.
  • Louisiana is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Maine (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names GWENDOLYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 4,482 34.8 99.1% Indiana 2,220 33.65 98.4% Iowa 565 18.18 97.3% Kansas 886 30.51 96.7% Michigan 3,866 39.01 99.4% Minnesota 988 18.11 98.4% Missouri 2,526 84.37 98.7% Nebraska 466 24.79 95.1% North Dakota 113 15.22 85.9% Ohio 3,797 32.75 98.9% South Dakota 159 18.66 87.9% Wisconsin 934 16.22 98.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GWENDOLYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 4,482 34.8 99.1%
Indiana 2,220 33.65 98.4%
Iowa 565 18.18 97.3%
Kansas 886 30.51 96.7%
Michigan 3,866 39.01 99.4%
Minnesota 988 18.11 98.4%
Missouri 2,526 84.37 98.7%
Nebraska 466 24.79 95.1%
North Dakota 113 15.22 85.9%
Ohio 3,797 32.75 98.9%
South Dakota 159 18.66 87.9%
Wisconsin 934 16.22 98.2%
West State Statistics First-Names GWENDOLYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 239 32.43 90.2% Arizona 1,235 18.35 97.3% California 7,979 20.56 99.4% Colorado 1,492 27.87 97.9% Hawaii 608 42.84 97.8% Idaho 367 22.45 94.2% Montana 165 16.09 89.4% Nevada 697 24.55 96.7% New Mexico 561 26.92 94.9% Oregon 950 23.92 97.2% Utah 422 14.35 94.8% Washington 1,245 17.64 98.5% Wyoming 112 19.16 86.1%

West States
State stats for the first name GWENDOLYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 239 32.43 90.2%
Arizona 1,235 18.35 97.3%
California 7,979 20.56 99.4%
Colorado 1,492 27.87 97.9%
Hawaii 608 42.84 97.8%
Idaho 367 22.45 94.2%
Montana 165 16.09 89.4%
Nevada 697 24.55 96.7%
New Mexico 561 26.92 94.9%
Oregon 950 23.92 97.2%
Utah 422 14.35 94.8%
Washington 1,245 17.64 98.5%
Wyoming 112 19.16 86.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names GWENDOLYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 863 24.01 97.6% Maine 71 5.36 84.0% Massachusetts 766 11.36 97.0% New Hampshire 121 9.15 89.5% New Jersey 3,002 33.59 98.9% New York 3,829 19.39 99.3% Pennsylvania 4,309 33.7 99.1% Rhode Island 109 10.37 90.2% Vermont 110 17.52 91.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GWENDOLYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 863 24.01 97.6%
Maine 71 5.36 84.0%
Massachusetts 766 11.36 97.0%
New Hampshire 121 9.15 89.5%
New Jersey 3,002 33.59 98.9%
New York 3,829 19.39 99.3%
Pennsylvania 4,309 33.7 99.1%
Rhode Island 109 10.37 90.2%
Vermont 110 17.52 91.8%
South State Statistics First-Names GWENDOLYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 4,291 88.48 99.1% Arkansas 1,666 56.15 98.1% Delaware 391 41.82 97.6% Dist. of Columbia 590 89.53 98.4% Florida 7,259 36.49 99.6% Georgia 9,024 89.37 99.6% Kentucky 1,582 35.83 97.7% Louisiana 4,890 105.17 99.3% Maryland 3,739 62.56 99.3% Mississippi 2,526 84.37 98.7% North Carolina 5,728 57.6 99.4% Oklahoma 1,525 39.31 97.9% South Carolina 3,621 74.93 99.0% Tennessee 4,041 61.7 99.1% Texas 9,439 35.01 99.5% Virginia 4,511 54.17 99.2% West Virginia 464 25.06 94.1%

South States
State stats for the first name GWENDOLYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 4,291 88.48 99.1%
Arkansas 1,666 56.15 98.1%
Delaware 391 41.82 97.6%
Dist. of Columbia 590 89.53 98.4%
Florida 7,259 36.49 99.6%
Georgia 9,024 89.37 99.6%
Kentucky 1,582 35.83 97.7%
Louisiana 4,890 105.17 99.3%
Maryland 3,739 62.56 99.3%
Mississippi 2,526 84.37 98.7%
North Carolina 5,728 57.6 99.4%
Oklahoma 1,525 39.31 97.9%
South Carolina 3,621 74.93 99.0%
Tennessee 4,041 61.7 99.1%
Texas 9,439 35.01 99.5%
Virginia 4,511 54.17 99.2%
West Virginia 464 25.06 94.1%
 

Full Names with GWENDOLYN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GWENDOLYN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named GWENDOLYN.

The most popular full name is GWENDOLYN Smith. 1.40% of all the people named GWENDOLYN have this family name.

There are 8734 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GWENDOLYN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 GWENDOLYN Smith 1.40%
2 GWENDOLYN Johnson 1.23%
3 GWENDOLYN Jones 1.20%
4 GWENDOLYN Williams 1.12%
5 GWENDOLYN Brown 1.01%
6 GWENDOLYN Davis 0.86%
7 GWENDOLYN Jackson 0.68%
8 GWENDOLYN Harris 0.56%
9 GWENDOLYN Thomas 0.52%
10 GWENDOLYN Moore 0.49%
11 GWENDOLYN Taylor 0.48%
12 GWENDOLYN Anderson 0.44%
13 GWENDOLYN Wilson 0.43%
14 GWENDOLYN Thompson 0.42%
15 GWENDOLYN Walker 0.41%
16 GWENDOLYN Lewis 0.40%
17 GWENDOLYN Lee 0.39%
18 GWENDOLYN Scott 0.38%
19 GWENDOLYN White 0.38%
20 GWENDOLYN Robinson 0.37%

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