Recorded 1964–1984 Boys' name Peak 1973 16 births

Gumercindo — boys' name

16 babies named Gumercindo in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s61980s5
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Gumercindo was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gumercindo in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gumercindo

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Gumercindo between 1964 and 1984, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gumercindo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gumercindo performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gumercindo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gumercindo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gumercindo 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 16 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.

Gumercindo at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

16

Since 1964

21 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1964

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1984

Gumercindo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1964

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 198419731964 5

Gumercindo by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 38% of Gumercindo's all-time total
1960s51970s61980s5

Gumercindo by state

Where Gumercindo concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gumercindo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 37.5%
Texas share of Gumercindo's total US births 37.5%

6 of 16 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gumercindo?
16 babies have been named Gumercindo since 1964. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Gumercindo most popular?
Gumercindo was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Gumercindo most popular?
The top states for the name Gumercindo are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Gumercindo been used?
Gumercindo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 21 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Gumercindo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gumaro, Gumecindo, Gumesindo. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1964–1984 (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.