Gwena — girls' name

What the Data Says About Gwena

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Gwena between 1939 and 1964, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gwena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gwena performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gwena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gwena 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 47 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.