Recorded 1923–1938 Girls' name Peak 1927 21 births

Gonzala — girls' name

21 babies named Gonzala in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s5
1920s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Gonzala was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gonzala in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gonzala

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Gonzala between 1923 and 1938, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gonzala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gonzala performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gonzala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gonzala in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gonzala 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 21 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.

Gonzala at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

21

Since 1923

16 years of records

Peak year

1927

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1923

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1938

Gonzala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1923

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 1938192719251923 5

Gonzala by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 76% of Gonzala's all-time total
1920s161930s5

Gonzala by state

Where Gonzala concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gonzala
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 23.8%
Texas share of Gonzala's total US births 23.8%

5 of 21 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gonzala?
21 babies have been named Gonzala since 1923. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1927 with 6 births.
When was Gonzala most popular?
Gonzala was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Gonzala most popular?
The top states for the name Gonzala are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Gonzala been used?
Gonzala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 16 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Gonzala?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gonzella. 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, 1923–1938 (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.