Girls' name · since 1934
Gayna
Gayna has 106 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gayna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 106 have been recorded since 1934.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gayna has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1934, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1969.
- #26,474 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1934
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gayna ranks #26,474 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1934, peaking in the 1950s.
- #26,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gayna's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gayna's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gayna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1969
- Peak year (1963)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Gayna by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (46 births, 43% of the file).
1950s was Gayna's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Gayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
46 births
- 1960s
1960s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 46 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Gayna's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 1960s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1934–1969 (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 Gayna 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.