Girls' name · since 1953
Gwendol
Gwendol has 17 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #47,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gwendol sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwendol has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1953, 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 1953 to 1968.
- #47,727 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwendol ranks #47,727 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #47,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gwendol's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Gwendol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gwendol splits its recorded history at 1965: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gwendol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1968
- Peak year (1953)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Gwendol by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).
1960s was Gwendol's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Gwendol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
Gwendol by state
Where Gwendol concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 10 | 58.8% |
10 of 17 births nationwide.
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- Mississippi records the most Gwendols (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Gwendol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1953–1968 (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 Gwendol 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.