Girls' name · since 1921
Gwenyth
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 3,268 babies named Gwenyth, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,967 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,268
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gwenyth is the #2967 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,268 recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Gwenyth recorded 3,268 times among girls since 1921, holding rank #2967 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #3,409 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,967 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,268 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwenyth ranks #3,409 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,967 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,268 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,967 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,268
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gwenyth's 3,268 recorded births place it above 95.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gwenyth compares
3,268 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Gwenyth's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gwenyth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,268 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 176 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gwenyth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gwenyth's full recorded timeline at 1974, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 176 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gwenyth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 176
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Gwenyth by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,348 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Gwenyth's strongest decade.
1,348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Gwenyth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 44
1920s
44 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 54
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 59
1950s
59 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 135
1990s
135 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,166 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,348 births
- 2020s 397
2020s
397 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,348 births (41% of all-time use).
How Gwenyth 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 Gwenyth's total volume
Gwenyth by state
Where Gwenyth concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 366 | 11.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 143 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 143 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 141 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 137 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 102 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 74 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Utah | | 73 | 2.2% |
366 of 3,268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Gwenyth appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gwenyth's data
- Gwenyth's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,348 total births); usage has since declined to 397 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gwenyths (366 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 Gwenyth
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gwenyth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
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, 1921–2025 (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 Gwenyth 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.