Girls' name · since 1893
Gaynelle
1,554 babies named Gaynelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,554
- born since 1893
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gaynelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,554 have been recorded since 1893.
Social Security Administration records show Gaynelle recorded 1,554 times among girls since 1893, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1975.
- #5,567 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,554 born since 1893
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaynelle ranks #5,567 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,554 born since 1893, peaking in the 1940s.
- #5,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,554
- born since 1893
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gaynelle's 1,554 recorded births place it above 92.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Gaynelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gaynelle splits its recorded history at 1938: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gaynelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1975
- Peak year (1937)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Gaynelle by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (327 births, 21% of the file).
1940s was Gaynelle's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Gaynelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 34
1900s
34 births
- 1910s
1910s
198 births
- 1920s
1920s
272 births
- 1930s
1930s
299 births
- 1940s
1940s
327 births
- 1950s
1950s
238 births
- 1960s
1960s
134 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 327 births (21% of all-time use).
How Gaynelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gaynelle's total volume
Gaynelle by state
Where Gaynelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 99 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 68 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 24 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.6% |
99 of 1,554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Gaynelle's data
- Gaynelle's decade-level peak was the 1940s (327 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Gaynelles (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Gaynelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1893–1975 (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 Gaynelle 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.