Gwenna

A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning variant of Gwen, meaning fair or blessed.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Gwenna by the numbers

Gwenna was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 14 babies in 1965, making it a 1960s name.

Other names that come from Gwen

Like Gwenna, each of these traces back to Gwen: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Gwenevierevariant of Gwyneth or Gwen, meaning fair or blessed5 in the US (2017)
  • Gweniblessed; fair; a form of Gwen3 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gwenna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Glennavalley; a form of glenn11 in the US (2017)
  • Gwennofair or blessed; diminutive form of gwen9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Gwennanfair, blessed; form of Gwen with diminutive suffix8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Gwennwhite, blessed; a form of Gwen7 in the US (2017)
  • Gwendafair, blessed; a form of Gwendolyn
  • Genna12 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean beauty

Like Gwenna, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
  • Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a blessing

Like Gwenna, each of these has a blessing in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
  • Bennettblessed3,273 in the US (2017)
  • Gwendolynfair bow or blessed ring816 in the US (2017)
  • Edithblessed riches or wealthy in war390 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Gwenwhite, fair, blessed315 in the US (2017)
  • Ayangift or blessing255 in England and Wales (2025)

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