Girls' name · since 1916
Guynell
Guynell has 103 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Guynell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 103 have been recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guynell has been recorded 103 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1952.
- #26,776 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 103 born since 1916
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guynell ranks #26,776 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1916, peaking in the 1930s.
- #26,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Guynell's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Guynell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Guynell's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Guynell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1952
- Peak year (1932)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Guynell by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (38 births, 37% of the file).
1930s was Guynell's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Guynell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
- 1930s
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 38 births (37% of all-time use).
Guynell by state
Where Guynell concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 13 | 12.6% |
13 of 103 births nationwide.
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What to do with Guynell's data
- Guynell's decade-level peak was the 1930s (38 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.
- South Carolina records the most Guynells (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Guynell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
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, 1916–1952 (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 Guynell 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.