Girls' name · since 1931
Gwynneth
255 babies named Gwynneth in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,410 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 1931
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gwynneth sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 255 recorded since 1931.
Social Security Administration records show Gwynneth recorded 255 times among girls since 1931, 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 1931 to 2021.
- #17,410 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 255 born since 1931
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gwynneth ranks #17,410 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 255 born since 1931, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,410 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 1931
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gwynneth's 255 recorded births place it above 75.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gwynneth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gwynneth's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gwynneth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2021
- Peak year (2001)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Gwynneth by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (107 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Gwynneth's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Gwynneth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (42% of all-time use).
Gwynneth by state
Where Gwynneth concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 255 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gwynneth's data
- Gwynneth's decade-level peak was the 2000s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gwynneths (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Gwynneth: 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 (~90 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, 1931–2021 (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 Gwynneth 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.