Given name
Gwenna
“one who is fair; of the white ring”
Gwenna is a variant of Gwendolyn. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; of the white ring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gwenna is a variant of Gwendolyn. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; of the white ring.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gwenna is a variant of Gwendolyn. An origin associated with Gwendolyn is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gwenna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 326
- 0 boys · 326 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,359 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,359 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 343 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gwenna’s family of names
Gwenna has a related form in Gwendolyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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