Gaynor

Where Gaynor comes from

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  • Welsh
Gaynor through the years
  1. 1926
    First appearance
    #4,851 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1939
    Peak, #2,922
    9 babies named Gaynor, the most in any year.
  3. 1941
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1957
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Welsh, a variant of Welsh Gaenor or Guinevere, popular in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s.
Namesakes

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