Girls' name · since 1911
Gaynel
214 babies named Gaynel in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1911
- 1950s
- peak decade
214 girls have been named Gaynel since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gaynel recorded 214 times among girls since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1965.
- #19,109 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 214 born since 1911
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaynel ranks #19,109 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1911, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1911
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gaynel's 214 recorded births place it above 73.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Gaynel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gaynel's full recorded timeline at 1945, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gaynel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1965
- Peak year (1951)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Gaynel by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (81 births, 38% of the file).
1950s was Gaynel's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Gaynel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
42 births
- 1940s
1940s
53 births
- 1950s
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 81 births (38% of all-time use).
Gaynel by state
Where Gaynel concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 7 | 3.3% |
7 of 214 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gaynel's data
- Gaynel's decade-level peak was the 1950s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Gaynels (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gaynel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1911–1965 (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 Gaynel 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.