Girls' name · since 1947
Gwenell
Gwenell has 10 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #55,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1947
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gwenell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Gwenell recorded 10 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1959.
- #55,316 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1947
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwenell ranks #55,316 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1947, peaking in the 1940s.
- #55,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1947
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gwenell's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gwenell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gwenell splits its recorded history at 1959: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births).
Gwenell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1959
- Peak year (1947)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Gwenell by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1940s was Gwenell's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Gwenell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gwenell's data
- Gwenell's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gwenell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1947–1959 (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 Gwenell 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.