Recorded 1917–1926 Girls' name Peak 1917 11 births

Gwelda — girls' name

11 babies named Gwelda in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s5
1910s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Gwelda was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gwelda in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gwelda

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Gwelda between 1917 and 1926, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gwelda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gwelda performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gwelda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gwelda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gwelda at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

11

Since 1917

10 years of records

Peak year

1917

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1917

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1926

Gwelda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1917

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 19261917 6

Gwelda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 55% of Gwelda's all-time total
1910s61920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gwelda?
11 babies have been named Gwelda since 1917. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1917 with 6 births.
When was Gwelda most popular?
Gwelda was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Gwelda been used?
Gwelda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 10 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Gwelda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gwendolyn, Gwen, Gwenyth, Gwenda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.