Gwenna
Feminine
Gwenna entered the US charts in 1935, peaked at #3402 in 1965, ranks #11932 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Gwenna?
Gwenna first appears in US birth records in 1935 — 90 years ago. The typical Gwenna alive today was born around 1977, making them about 48 years old. About 300 people named Gwenna are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Gwenna most popular?
Gwenna peaked in 1965, reaching #3402 nationally. Today it ranks #11932, 8,530 places below that high. See the whole 1965 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1935
- Most girls named
- 196514 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3402reached in 1965
- Change vs 2023
- −30.0%7 in 2025, from 10
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Gwennas among us
people named Gwenna are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 229,610 born in 2025 was named Gwenna
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Malita test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Gwenna's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Malita climbed just as high around 1921, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Malita's path sketches the road Gwenna is walking now.
Gwenna sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Gwenna beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Gwenna in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Gwennas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Gwenna are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Gwenna in 2025?
- Gwenna ranks #11932 among US girl names in 2025, with 7 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Gwenna?
- About 1 in every 229,610 US girls born in 2025 was named Gwenna — 7 in all.
- Will my child share the name Gwenna with classmates?
- Gwenna will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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