Recorded 1927–1937 Girls' name Peak 1927 10 births

Gaythel — girls' name

10 babies named Gaythel in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Gaythel was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

5 babies were named Gaythel in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gaythel

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Gaythel between 1927 and 1937, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gaythel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gaythel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gaythel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gaythel 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 10 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.

Gaythel at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

10

Since 1927

11 years of records

Peak year

1927

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1927

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1937

Gaythel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1927

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1927)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 19371927 5

Gaythel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Gaythel's all-time total
1920s51930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gaythel?
10 babies have been named Gaythel since 1927. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1927 with 5 births.
When was Gaythel most popular?
Gaythel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Gaythel been used?
Gaythel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 11 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Gaythel?
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, 1927–1937 (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.