Recorded 1994–2008 Girls' name Peak 2005 51 births

Gaonou — girls' name

51 babies named Gaonou in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s272000s24
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Gaonou was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gaonou in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gaonou

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Gaonou between 1994 and 2008, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gaonou currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gaonou performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gaonou shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gaonou in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gaonou at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

51

Since 1994

15 years of records

Peak year

2005

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1994

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2008

Gaonou popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1994

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2005)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200820072005200019991998199619951994 5

Gaonou by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 53% of Gaonou's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gaonou?
51 babies have been named Gaonou since 1994. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2005 with 7 births.
When was Gaonou most popular?
Gaonou was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Gaonou been used?
Gaonou has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 15 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Gaonou?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gao, Gaozong, Gaosheng, Gaolee. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.