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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gaynelle

Gaynelle was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 1040th with 47 babies. More babies were named Gaynelle in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
193747 babies
Total since 1880
1,554babies recorded

Gaynelle popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#4,84911
1960#2,07231
1950#2,07522
1940#1,30033
1930#1,54726
1920#1,48330
1910#2,0107
1900#1,8136
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gaynelle, counting every spelling?

Gaynelle has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gaynelle?

About 600 people born in the US named Gaynelle are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 66 and 82. That makes Gaynelle a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Gaynelle by state

How common Gaynelle was among girls born in each state in 1935–1939, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesNC0.09South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAL0.05Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gaynelle, girls, 1935–1939. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Gaynelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gaynelle, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gaynelle

How popular is the name Gaynelle?

Gaynelle was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 1040th with 47 babies. More babies were named Gaynelle in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Gaynelle a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,554 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Gaynelle most popular?

In 1935–1939, Gaynelle was most common in North Carolina (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Virginia.