Girls' name · since 1935
Gwenna
Since 1935, U.S. Social Security records show 326 babies named Gwenna, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,063 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 326
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gwenna currently ranks #12063 among girls' names in America, with 326 babies recorded since 1935.
Social Security Administration records show Gwenna recorded 326 times among girls since 1935, holding rank #12063 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, 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 1935 to 2025.
- #15,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,063 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 326 born since 1935
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwenna ranks #15,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,063 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 326 born since 1935, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,063 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 326
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gwenna's 326 recorded births place it above 78.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Gwenna compares
326 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gwenna's all-time total is 13% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gwenna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 326 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gwenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gwenna splits its recorded history at 1980: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1965 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gwenna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Gwenna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (83 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Gwenna's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Gwenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
48 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 83 births (25% of all-time use).
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- Gwenna's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gwenna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1935–2025 (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 Gwenna 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.