Girls' name · since 1939
Gwena
Gwena has 47 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gwena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 47 recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Gwena recorded 47 times among girls since 1939, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1964.
- #35,679 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 47 born since 1939
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwena ranks #35,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1939, peaking in the 1960s.
- #35,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gwena's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gwena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gwena's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gwena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1964
- Peak year (1949)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Gwena by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Gwena's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Gwena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
14 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (36% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gwena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1939–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gwena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.