girls:
105 births since 1926
#5611 (2nd percentile)
boys:
95 births since 1919
#4491 (2nd percentile)
overall:
200 births since 1919
#7539 (3rd percentile)
The name Gaynor is the #7,539 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 200 recorded births since 1919. This represents the 2.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.6% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,611 (1.8% percentile) for all time with 105 births since 1926. For boys, it ranks #4,491 (2.0% percentile) for all time with 95 births since 1919.
Gaynor first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1919 (1919 for boys and 1926 for girls). Birth data for Gaynor is available in 26 out of the 50 years between 1919 and 1968 (16 years for girls and 14 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Gaynor is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 1968, 100.0% of babies named Gaynor were girls. Interestingly, until around 1948, the name was more popular for boys (64.9% boys from 1919 to 1947), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (85.5% girls from 1948 to 1968).
For girls, Gaynor reached its peak popularity in 1939, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #577) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 1939, with 8 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1968.
For boys, Gaynor reached its peak popularity in 1933, achieving the 1.2% percentile (ranked #515) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 1933, with 11 births per million (ranked 1.2% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1958.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Gaynor".
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