Recorded 1934–1964 Girls' name Peak 1964 29 births

Gwynette — girls' name

29 babies named Gwynette in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s101950s61960s7
1940s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Gwynette was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gwynette in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gwynette

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Gwynette between 1934 and 1964, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gwynette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gwynette performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gwynette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gwynette 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 29 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.

Gwynette at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

29

Since 1934

31 years of records

Peak year

1964

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1934

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1964

Gwynette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1934

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1964)
7
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19641959194919461934 6

Gwynette by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 34% of Gwynette's all-time total
1930s61940s101950s61960s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gwynette?
29 babies have been named Gwynette since 1934. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1964 with 7 births.
When was Gwynette most popular?
Gwynette was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Gwynette been used?
Gwynette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 31 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Gwynette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gwyneth, Gwyn, Gwynne, Gwynn, and 4 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, 1934–1964 (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.