Girls' name · since 1913
Gweneth
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 1,318 babies named Gweneth, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,318
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gweneth currently ranks #7161 among girls' names in America, with 1,318 babies recorded since 1913.
Gweneth has 1,318 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7161 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #6,226 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,161 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,318 born since 1913
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gweneth ranks #6,226 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,161 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,318 born since 1913, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,318
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gweneth's 1,318 recorded births place it above 91.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gweneth compares
1,318 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gweneth's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gweneth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,318 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gweneth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gweneth's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gweneth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Gweneth by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (336 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Gweneth's strongest decade.
336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Gweneth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 83
1910s
83 births
- 1920s 127
1920s
127 births
- 1930s 106
1930s
106 births
- 1940s 104
1940s
104 births
- 1950s 95
1950s
95 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
336 births
- 2010s
2010s
287 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 336 births (25% of all-time use).
How Gweneth compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gweneth's total volume
Gweneth by state
Where Gweneth concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 73 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.4% |
73 of 1,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Gweneth's data
- Gweneth's decade-level peak was the 2000s (336 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gweneths (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Gweneth
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gweneth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Gweneth 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.