Unisex name · since 1926
Gaynor
105 babies named Gaynor in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 105
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gaynor sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 105 recorded since 1926.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaynor has been recorded 105 times among girls since 1926, 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 1926 to 1968.
- #26,576 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 105 born since 1926
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaynor ranks #26,576 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 105 born since 1926, peaking in the 1950s.
- #26,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 105
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gaynor's 105 recorded births place it above 63.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gaynor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gaynor's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1939 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gaynor popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1968
- Peak year (1939)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Gaynor popularity over time - boys
95 total births recorded since 1919 (Gaynor as boys' name)
Gaynor by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (33 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Gaynor's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Gaynor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
- 1940s
1940s
27 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 33 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gaynor's data
- Gaynor's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1960s (11) -- 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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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, 1926–1968 (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 Gaynor 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.