Gwenivere

Meaning: White phantom, fair spirit
Origin: Variant of Guinevere (from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, from Proto-Brythonic gwynn 'white' + a word for spirit)

Girl's name · #3145 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

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Gwenivere is near its high-water mark: it reached #2180 in 2022 and still ranked #3145 in 2025. About 810 girls have carried it since 1970.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#3,680 in Canada (2024).

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