Gwenda
- Last seen for girls in 2018 at #13,793
- Peak · girls
- 1952 · 109 births
- Debut · girls
- 12 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,264since 1921
Gwenda over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Gwenda has never cracked the top 800 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | |
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| 2019 | — | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 |
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| 2013 | — | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 |
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| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 |
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| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 |
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| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 |
| 1982 | — | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 |
| 1975 | #3,155 | 22 |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 |
| 1973 | #3,342 | 19 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 |
| 1970 | #2,856 | 24 |
| 1969 | #2,171 | 34 |
| 1968 | #2,205 | 30 |
| 1967 | #2,327 | 27 |
| 1966 | #2,094 | 31 |
| 1965 | #2,110 | 31 |
| 1964 | #1,518 | 56 |
| 1963 | #1,330 | 69 |
| 1962 | #1,419 | 61 |
| 1961 | #1,260 | 77 |
| 1960 | #1,338 | 68 |
| 1959 | #1,214 | 77 |
| 1958 | #1,153 | 85 |
| 1957 | #1,170 | 82 |
| 1956 | #1,105 | 87 |
| 1955 | #1,031 | 95 |
| 1954 | #958 | 102 |
| 1953 | #1,054 | 84 |
| 1952 | #884 | 109 |
| 1951 | #970 | 92 |
| 1950 | #1,007 | 82 |
| 1949 | #1,038 | 74 |
| 1948 | #1,070 | 68 |
| 1947 | #1,217 | 55 |
| 1946 | #1,239 | 48 |
| 1945 | #1,450 | 31 |
| 1944 | #1,364 | 35 |
| 1943 | #1,342 | 37 |
| 1942 | #1,559 | 28 |
| 1941 | #1,355 | 32 |
| 1940 | #1,097 | 43 |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 |
| 1938 | #1,547 | 24 |
| 1937 | #1,355 | 29 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 |
| 1935 | #1,418 | 27 |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 |
| 1933 | #1,835 | 18 |
| 1932 | #3,047 | 9 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 |
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| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 |
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First appearance
1921
The first year at least five girls were named Gwenda! It came in at #2,762, and was given to 12 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1923–1926, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Gwenda is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Gwenda in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2018
- Biggest jump: 96 spots in 1954
- Biggest drop: 170 spots in 1953
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1921
- Peaked 1952 at #884 (109 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · run 1951–1952
Share of babies · girls
1 in 17,012
- Highest: 1 in 17,012 girls born in 1952 were named Gwenda (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 283,512 girls born in 2018 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 39.5% of all girls named Gwenda (895) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 46 | #2,762 (1921) | #3,350 |
| 1930s | 183 | #1,355 (1937) | #2,062 |
| 1940s | 451 | #1,038 (1949) | #1,273 |
| 1950s | 895 | #884 (1952) | #1,055 |
| 1960s | 484 | #1,260 (1961) | #1,777 |
| 1970s | 161 | #2,856 (1970) | #4,274 |
| 1980s | 28 | #6,319 (1980) | #8,597 |
| 1990s | 0 | — | — |
| 2000s | 5 | #16,099 (2004) | #16,099 |
| 2010s | 11 | #13,793 (2018) | #15,331 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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