Recorded 1935–1966 Girls' name Peak 1955 78 births

Gayanne — girls' name

78 babies named Gayanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s111940s361950s151960s16
1940s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Gayanne was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

10 babies were named Gayanne in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gayanne

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Gayanne between 1935 and 1966, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gayanne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gayanne performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gayanne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gayanne 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 78 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.

Gayanne at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

78

Since 1935

32 years of records

Peak year

1955

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1935

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1966

Gayanne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1935

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1955)
10
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 196619651961195819551948194619451943194019391935 6

Gayanne by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
36 births that decade — 46% of Gayanne's all-time total
1930s111940s361950s151960s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gayanne?
78 babies have been named Gayanne since 1935. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1955 with 10 births.
When was Gayanne most popular?
Gayanne was most popular in the 1940s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Gayanne been used?
Gayanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 32 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Gayanne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gayle, Gay, Gayla, Gaye, and 4 more. 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, 1935–1966 (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.