Recorded 1916–1952 Girls' name Peak 1932 103 births

Guynell — girls' name

103 babies named Guynell in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s281930s381940s101950s11
1930s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Guynell was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

10 babies were named Guynell in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Guynell

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Guynell between 1916 and 1952, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Guynell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Guynell performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Guynell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Guynell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Guynell 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 103 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.

Guynell at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

103

Since 1916

37 years of records

Peak year

1932

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1916

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1952

Guynell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1916

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1932)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 1952194019321929192119171916 6

Guynell by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
38 births that decade — 37% of Guynell's all-time total
1910s161920s281930s381940s101950s11

Guynell by state

Where Guynell concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Guynell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
13 12.6%
South Carolina share of Guynell's total US births 12.6%

13 of 103 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Guynell?
103 babies have been named Guynell since 1916. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1932 with 10 births.
When was Guynell most popular?
Guynell was most popular in the 1930s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Guynell most popular?
The top states for the name Guynell are South Carolina (13 births).
How long has the name Guynell been used?
Guynell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 37 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Guynell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Guy, Guyla, Guylene, Guyneth, 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, 1916–1952 (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.