Girls' name · since 1965
Gwanda
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 6 babies named Gwanda, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #59,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gwanda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 6 recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwanda has been recorded 6 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1965.
- #59,827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6 born since 1965
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwanda ranks #59,827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6 born since 1965, peaking in the 1960s.
- #59,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gwanda's 6 recorded births place it above 14.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gwanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1965
- Peak year (1965)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Gwanda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (6 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Gwanda's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gwanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gwanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1965–1965 (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 Gwanda 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.