Gwendalynn first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1997. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2008, 23 babies received the name (ranked #6009). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #11629), with roughly 8 babies named Gwendalynn each year. Gwendalynn's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 281 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.