Name profile

Gwenda

This name is derived from the Welsh elements gwen meaning "white, blessed" and da meaning "good".

PronunciationEnglish /ˈɡwɛn.də/
Usage languagesEnglish, Welsh
US rank (2018)#13,793

Meaning and history

Gwenda is a name formed from the Welsh elements gwen, meaning “white” or “blessed,” and da, meaning “good,” and it was created in the 19th century.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
19991999: no US SSA record for this spelling
2000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
20042004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
20092009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 5 births, rank #16,869
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
20142014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
20182018: 6 births, rank #13,793

Gwenda moved from #884 to #960 for girls between 1952 and 1954. Its highest annual birth count came in 1952, with 109 births.