Girls' name · since 1890
Gunhild
169 babies named Gunhild in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1890
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gunhild is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 169 have been recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Gunhild recorded 169 times among girls since 1890, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1926.
- #21,545 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 169 born since 1890
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gunhild ranks #21,545 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1890, peaking in the 1910s.
- #21,545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1890
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gunhild's 169 recorded births place it above 70.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Gunhild's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gunhild's SSA record in two at 1915 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gunhild popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1926
- Peak year (1916)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Gunhild by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (100 births, 59% of the file).
1910s was Gunhild's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Gunhild births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 26
1900s
26 births
- 1910s
1910s
100 births
- 1920s 32
1920s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 100 births (59% of all-time use).
Gunhild by state
Where Gunhild concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
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What to do with Gunhild's data
- Gunhild's decade-level peak was the 1910s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Gunhilds (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gunhild: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1890–1926 (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 Gunhild 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.