Recorded 1948–1962 Girls' name Peak 1950 46 births

Gwinda — girls' name

46 babies named Gwinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s281960s13
1950s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Gwinda was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gwinda in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gwinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Gwinda between 1948 and 1962, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gwinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gwinda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gwinda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gwinda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gwinda at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

46

Since 1948

15 years of records

Peak year

1950

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1948

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1962

Gwinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1948

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1950)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19621961195519541953195219501948 5

Gwinda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
28 births that decade — 61% of Gwinda's all-time total
1940s51950s281960s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gwinda?
46 babies have been named Gwinda since 1948. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1950 with 7 births.
When was Gwinda most popular?
Gwinda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Gwinda been used?
Gwinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 15 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Gwinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gwin, Gwili, Gwindolyn, Gwinn, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.