Boys' name · since 1912
Guinn
168 babies named Guinn in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,009 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 168
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Guinn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 168 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guinn has been recorded 168 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1952.
- #14,009 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 168 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guinn ranks #14,009 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 168 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,009 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 168
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Guinn's 168 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Guinn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Guinn's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Guinn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1952
- Peak year (1927)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Guinn by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (71 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Guinn's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Guinn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
71 births
- 1930s
1930s
35 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 71 births (42% of all-time use).
Guinn by state
Where Guinn concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 9.5% |
16 of 168 births nationwide.
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- Guinn's decade-level peak was the 1920s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Guinns (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Guinn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1912–1952 (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 Guinn 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.