Gaynor
- Last seen for girls in 1968 at #7,016
- Last seen for boys in 1958 at #3,944
- Given to girls 52.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1939 · 9 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 105since 1926
Gaynor over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | — | |
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| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | — | |
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| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | — | |
| 1956 | — | #3,942 | 5 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | — | |
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| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | — | |
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| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 | — | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | — | |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #3,370 | 6 |
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| 1944 | — | #3,109 | 6 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,231 | 6 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,560 | 5 | |
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| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | #3,480 | 5 |
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| 1937 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
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| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | — | #2,214 | 11 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,849 | 8 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | — | |
| 1930 | — | #3,289 | 7 | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | — | |
| 1928 | — | #3,357 | 7 | |
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| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | — | |
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| 1919 | — | #3,115 | 8 | |
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First appearance
1926
The first year at least five girls were named Gaynor! It came in at #4,851, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1926–1928, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Gaynor is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Gaynor in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Gaynor
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1968
Rise & fade · girls
13 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1926
- Peaked 1939 at #2,922 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1941, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 121,846
- Highest: 1 in 121,846 girls born in 1939 were named Gaynor (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 328,078 girls born in 1968 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 31.4% of all girls named Gaynor (33) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1957
- Mostly boys until 1956, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 13 | #3,394 (1929) | #4,123 |
| 1930s | 21 | #2,922 (1939) | #3,524 |
| 1940s | 27 | #3,612 (1949) | #4,239 |
| 1950s | 33 | #3,967 (1954) | #5,047 |
| 1960s | 11 | #5,851 (1961) | #6,434 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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