Girls' name · since 1976
Gaudy
Gaudy has 20 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #45,965 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
20 girls have been named Gaudy since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaudy has been recorded 20 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1978.
- #45,965 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaudy ranks #45,965 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #45,965 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gaudy's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Gaudy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gaudy's full recorded timeline at 1977, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gaudy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1978
- Peak year (1976)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Gaudy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (20 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Gaudy's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gaudy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).
Gaudy by state
Where Gaudy concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8 | 40.0% |
8 of 20 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Gaudys (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gaudy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~2 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gaudy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.