Recorded 1943–2010 Boys' name Peak 1986 82 births

Gaudencio — boys' name

82 babies named Gaudencio in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51980s131990s522000s72010s5
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Gaudencio was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

8 babies were named Gaudencio in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gaudencio

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Gaudencio between 1943 and 2010, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gaudencio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gaudencio performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Gaudencio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gaudencio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gaudencio 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 82 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.

Gaudencio at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

82

Since 1943

68 years of records

Peak year

1986

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1943

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2010

Gaudencio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1943

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1986)
8
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
456789 2010199919951993199119861943 5

Gaudencio by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
52 births that decade — 63% of Gaudencio's all-time total
1940s51980s131990s522000s72010s5

Gaudencio by state

Where Gaudencio concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gaudencio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 6.1%
California share of Gaudencio's total US births 6.1%

5 of 82 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gaudencio?
82 babies have been named Gaudencio since 1943. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1986 with 8 births.
When was Gaudencio most popular?
Gaudencio was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Gaudencio most popular?
The top states for the name Gaudencio are California (5 births).
How long has the name Gaudencio been used?
Gaudencio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 68 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Gaudencio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gauge, Gaurav, Gautam, Gautham, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1943–2010 (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.