Gwyneth is a distinctive choice, ranked #2788 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Gwyneth in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2788
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About the Name Gwyneth
Gwyneth is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 2640 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1475 in 2000 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Gwyneth is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Gwyneth in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Gwyneth
Gwyneth Lewis — Gwyneth Denver Davies , FLSW, known professionally as Gwyneth Lewis, is a Welsh poet, who was the inaugural National Poet of Wales in 2005.
Gwyneth Glyn — Gwyneth Glyn is a Welsh language poet and musician.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Gwyneth
Unlikely. With around 9 UK babies named Gwyneth per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Gwyneth in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Gwyneth is rising: up 1,747 places since 2020, to #2,788 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,475 in 2000.
Gwyneth is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Gwyneth include: Gwyneth Lewis, Gwyneth Van Anden Walker and Gwyneth Glyn. Short summaries for each appear below.
Gwyneth does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Gwyneths in the wild.
9
UK babies named Gwyneth (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1747 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Gwyneth
Almost certainly the only Gwyneth in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Gwyneth
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story