Girls' name · since 1915
Gwyneth
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 6,657 babies named Gwyneth, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,134 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,771 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,657
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gwyneth is the #1771 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,657 recorded since 1915.
Gwyneth has 6,657 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1771 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #2,134 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,771 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,657 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwyneth ranks #2,134 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,771 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,657 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,134 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,771 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,657
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gwyneth's 6,657 recorded births place it above 97.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gwyneth compares
6,657 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Gwyneth's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gwyneth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,657 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 288 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gwyneth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gwyneth splits its recorded history at 1971: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 288 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gwyneth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 288
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Gwyneth by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,145 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Gwyneth's strongest decade.
2,145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Gwyneth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 56
1910s
56 births
- 1920s 127
1920s
127 births
- 1930s 86
1930s
86 births
- 1940s 120
1940s
120 births
- 1950s 218
1950s
218 births
- 1960s 174
1960s
174 births
- 1970s 163
1970s
163 births
- 1980s 167
1980s
167 births
- 1990s 500
1990s
500 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,119 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,145 births
- 2020s 782
2020s
782 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,145 births (32% of all-time use).
How Gwyneth 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 Gwyneth's total volume
Gwyneth by state
Where Gwyneth concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 699 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 405 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 293 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 229 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 213 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 193 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 192 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 168 | 2.5% |
699 of 6,657 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Gwyneth appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gwyneth's data
- Gwyneth's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,145 total births) through the 2020s (782) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gwyneths (699 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gwyneth: 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 (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Gwyneth 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.