Gwyneth is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “white; fair.” In 2024 it was given to 112 girls in the United States.
Gwyneth belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “white; fair” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gwyneth first appears in Social Security records in 1915. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #891 in 2013, and in 2024 112 babies received the name — 6,542 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gwyneth means “white; fair” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gwyneth is a girl name. In 2024, 112 babies received the name in the US.
Gwyneth comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Gwyneth first appears in US records in 1915. Its best-ever ranking was #891 in 2013, and 112 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gwyneth is pronounced /ˈɡwɪnəθ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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