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girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Guinevere

Meaning From Middle English Gwenyver, from Welsh Gwenhwyfar Gender Girl Rank 2025 #899 Trend ↑ Rising 44%

From Middle English Gwenyver, from Welsh Gwenhwyfar.

Rank 2025
#899
among girls · ↑47 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
295
named Guinevere · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,448
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
299 babies
All-time total
4,592
#2,716 all-time among girls
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Guinevere popularity over time

4,592 babies have been named Guinevere since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 132 13 – #1,288
1920s 145 15 +10% #1,894
1930s 68 7 -53% #2,041
1940s 46 5 -32% #3,496
1950s 29 3 -37% #5,013
1960s 39 4 +34% #4,533
1970s 167 17 +328% #3,091
1980s 163 16 -2% #3,278
1990s 183 18 +12% #3,249
2000s 589 59 +222% #2,388
2010s 1,390 139 +136% #1,241
2020s (to 2025) 1,641 274 +97% #899

Where Guinevere is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 318 0.20 outside top 500
2027 339 0.21 outside top 500
2028 358 0.22 outside top 500
2029 374 0.23 outside top 500
2030 389 0.24 outside top 500

Where Guinevere is most popular

Girls named Guinevere per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.172 per 1,000. Strongest in Missouri, Montana, and Indiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Guinevere born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Missouri 53 0.440 +156%
Montana 5 0.369 +115%
Indiana 49 0.349 +103%
Wisconsin 34 0.330 +92%
New Hampshire 6 0.325 +89%
Ohio 77 0.325 +89%
Virginia 51 0.299 +74%
Washington 41 0.284 +65%
Pennsylvania 63 0.266 +55%
Tennessee 42 0.265 +55%
Oklahoma 19 0.258 +50%
Oregon 15 0.230 +34%
West Virginia 6 0.229 +33%
Utah 19 0.228 +33%
Illinois 51 0.223 +30%
Michigan 36 0.198 +15%
North Carolina 43 0.189 +10%
Texas 147 0.183 +7%
Florida 70 0.164 -5%
Minnesota 17 0.158 -8%
Arkansas 8 0.151 -12%
Arizona 20 0.143 -17%
Maryland 14 0.132 -23%
New York 52 0.131 -23%
Kentucky 10 0.117 -32%
Georgia 25 0.110 -36%
Colorado 12 0.108 -37%
Kansas 6 0.104 -39%
California 84 0.100 -42%
New Jersey 12 0.066 -61%
Alabama 5 0.053 -69%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -76%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Guinevere

Guinevere is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #899 in 2025 with 295 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 4,592 American babies have been named Guinevere. Its peak came in 2022, when 299 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Guinevere stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Guinevere?

The median living Guinevere is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 18. An estimated 4,200 people named Guinevere are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Guinevere year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 295 #899
2024 279 #946
2023 251 #1,009
2022 299 #917
2021 268 #968
2020 249 #1,011
2019 188 #1,246
2018 151 #1,455
2017 192 #1,241
2016 140 #1,584
2015 176 #1,350
2014 165 #1,392
2013 127 #1,667
2012 101 #1,944
2011 92 #2,091
2010 58 #2,948
2009 62 #2,835
2008 59 #2,968
2007 61 #2,943
2006 73 #2,521
2005 74 #2,388
2004 62 #2,662
2003 57 #2,746
2002 56 #2,723
2001 41 #3,330
2000 44 #3,135
1995 15 #6,065
1990 19 #4,929
1985 15 #4,928
1980 20 #3,892
1975 14 #4,426
1970 18 #3,476
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 5 #6,177
1950 5 #5,595
1945 5 #4,824
1940 – –
1935 16 #2,041
1930 8 #3,472
1925 13 #2,680
1920 16 #2,312
1915 19 #1,757
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Guinevere

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Guinevere Guinevere Arthurian legend character
  2. 2 Guinevere Turner Guinevere Turner American actress and screenwriter b. 1968 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Guinevere, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Guinevere?

The median living Guinevere is about 8 years old. Half of all living Guineveres are between 3 and 18 years old.

How many people named Guinevere are alive today?

An estimated 4,200 people named Guinevere are alive in the United States, based on 4,592 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Guinevere mean?

From Middle English Gwenyver, from Welsh Gwenhwyfar.

How popular is the name Guinevere in 2025?

Guinevere ranked #899 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 295 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Guinevere?

4,592 babies have been named Guinevere in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Guinevere most popular?

Guinevere peaked in 2022, when 299 newborns received the name.

Is Guinevere a boy or girl name?

Guinevere is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Guinevere rising or falling?

Guinevere is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Guinevere become more popular?

Guinevere is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 389 girls named Guinevere in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Guinevere?

Well-known people named Guinevere include Guinevere (companion), Guinevere Turner (actor).

Names like Guinevere

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