UK girl's name
Gwenllian
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Gwenllian is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Gwenllian popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1743, with 17 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2023, with 29 births.
This profile covers 511 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 59% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 508 living people in the UK are called Gwenllian. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Gwenllian ranked #1743 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 17 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2023, when 29 girls were registered as Gwenllian.
- • About 508 living people in the UK are estimated to have Gwenllian as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1743
2024
Births in 2024
17
Latest year
Peak year
2023
29 births
Estimated living
508
2026
Popularity
Gwenllian over time
The chart below shows babies named Gwenllian registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Gwenllian, the clearest high point is 2023. The latest England and Wales figure is 17 births in 2024, compared with 29 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gwenllian by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Gwenllian was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1576 | 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1646 | 191 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1452 | 160 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1334 | 60 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Gwenllian
- Grace 79,208
- Georgia 48,838
- Gracie 18,387
- Georgina 15,599
- Gabriella 10,902
- Gemma 8,350
- Gabrielle 7,154
- Georgie 4,883
- Gabriela 3,300
- Genevieve 2,393
- Gracie-Mae 1,727
- Greta 1,283
FAQ
Gwenllian: questions and answers
How popular is the name Gwenllian in the UK right now?
In 2024, Gwenllian was ranked #1743 for girls in England and Wales, with 17 births registered.
When was Gwenllian most popular?
The peak year on record was 2023, with 29 babies registered as Gwenllian in England and Wales.
How many people are called Gwenllian in the UK?
A total of 511 babies have been registered as Gwenllian across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.