Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1934
Gwynette
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.
- 29
- total births
- 1934–1964
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
Gwynette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1934.
Gwynette has 29 recorded births among girls since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1964.
- 29 total births
- 1934–1964 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Gwynette since 1934, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1964.
- 29
- total births
- 1934–1964
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
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.
Gwynette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gwynette's full recorded timeline at 1949, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gwynette at a glance
Last recorded 1964Peak year
1964
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1934
Gwynette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1964
- Peak year (1964)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Gwynette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Gwynette's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Gwynette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gwynette? ▼
Gwynette has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 1934, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1964. 7 babies were born in 1964, its single highest year.
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.
What to do with Gwynette's data
- Gwynette's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1960s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gwynette
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1934–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gwynette: Baby Name Since 1934 - 29 Births, Peak 1964." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gwynette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gwynette 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 June 2026.