Girls' name · since 2001
Gwynith
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Gwynith, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
12 girls have been named Gwynith since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gwynith recorded 12 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2005.
- #51,777 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwynith ranks #51,777 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #51,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gwynith's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gwynith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gwynith splits its recorded history at 2005: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (6 births).
Gwynith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2005
- Peak year (2001)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2005.
12 total births across 5 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 6 births in a single year.
Gwynith by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Gwynith's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gwynith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Gwynith decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gwynith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~4 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, 2001–2005 (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 Gwynith 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.
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