Girls' name · since 1918
Gwenn
1,502 babies named Gwenn in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,502
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gwenn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,502 have been recorded since 1918.
Gwenn has 1,502 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2022.
- #5,687 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,502 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwenn ranks #5,687 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,502 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,502
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gwenn's 1,502 recorded births place it above 92.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Gwenn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gwenn's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gwenn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2022
- Peak year (1955)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Gwenn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (465 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Gwenn's strongest decade.
465 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Gwenn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s 57
1920s
57 births
- 1930s 114
1930s
114 births
- 1940s
1940s
205 births
- 1950s
1950s
465 births
- 1960s
1960s
300 births
- 1970s 177
1970s
177 births
- 1980s 63
1980s
63 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 51
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 465 births (31% of all-time use).
How Gwenn 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 Gwenn's total volume
Gwenn by state
Where Gwenn concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 111 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 34 | 2.3% |
| #3 | California | | 32 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.3% |
111 of 1,502 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Gwenn's data
- Gwenn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (465 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gwenns (111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gwenn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1918–2022 (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 Gwenn 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.