Total births
274
Girls' name · since 1946
Gwenette
274 babies named Gwenette in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 274
- total births
- 1946–1982
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
Gwenette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 274 have been recorded since 1946.
Gwenette has 274 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1982.
- 274 total births
- 1946–1982 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
274 girls have been named Gwenette since 1946, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1982.
- 274
- total births
- 1946–1982
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Gwenette was born in this single decade.
1961
Single peak year
17 babies were named Gwenette in 1961 - its busiest year on record.
Gwenette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gwenette's full recorded timeline at 1963, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gwenette at a glance
Last recorded 1982Peak year
1961
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1946
Gwenette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1982
- Peak year (1961)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Gwenette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Gwenette's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Gwenette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
93 births
- 1960s
1960s
124 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 124 births (45% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gwenette? ▼
274 babies have been named Gwenette since 1946. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1961 with 17 births.
When was Gwenette most popular? ▼
Gwenette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Gwenette been used? ▼
Gwenette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 37 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Gwenette? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gwendolyn, Gwen, Gwenyth, Gwenda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Gwenette's data
- Gwenette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gwenette
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gwenette
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Gwenyth Girl
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Gwenda Girl
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Gwenn Girl
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Compare Gwenette side by side: Gwenette vs Gwendolyn Gwenette vs Gwen Gwenette vs Gwenyth
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1946–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gwenette: Baby Name Since 1946 - 274 Births, Peak 1961." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gwenette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gwenette 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 July 2026.