Girls' name · since 1923
Gwynne
Gwynne has 1,403 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,347 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,403
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gwynne currently ranks #13347 among girls' names in America, with 1,403 babies recorded since 1923.
Gwynne has 1,403 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13347 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #5,957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,347 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,403 born since 1923
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwynne ranks #5,957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,347 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,403 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,347 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,403
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gwynne's 1,403 recorded births place it above 91.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Gwynne compares
1,403 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Gwynne's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gwynne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,403 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gwynne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gwynne's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gwynne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (1951)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Gwynne popularity over time - boys
30 total births recorded since 1920 (Gwynne as boys' name)
Gwynne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (351 births, 25% of the file).
1950s was Gwynne's strongest decade.
351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Gwynne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 38
1920s
38 births
- 1930s 96
1930s
96 births
- 1940s
1940s
251 births
- 1950s
1950s
351 births
- 1960s
1960s
231 births
- 1970s
1970s
196 births
- 1980s 123
1980s
123 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 351 births (25% of all-time use).
How Gwynne 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 Gwynne's total volume
Gwynne by state
Where Gwynne concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 29 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #4 | California | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
29 of 1,403 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Gwynne's data
- Gwynne's decade-level peak was the 1950s (351 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gwynnes (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gwynne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Gwynne 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.