Gwenno
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- GWEN-oh
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
Gwenno is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “white, fair, blessed”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies).
What does Gwenno mean?
Welsh: pet form of Gwen
“white, fair, blessed”
Welsh pet form of Gwen, from gwen 'white, fair, blessed'.
Is Gwenno a girl's or a boy's name?
Gwenno is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gwenno in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Gwenno, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,268th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Gwenno in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Gwenno in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 12 | #2,268 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 15 | #2,015 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
Names like Gwenno
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Winnie Ivy Cleo Rosie Harper Bonnie Hazel Elsie Ada Lottie Thea Mila
Names related to Gwenno
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Maddox Morgan Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred Meredith
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gwenno: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gwenno, updated 20 October 2026.