Name Legacy

Gaynelle

Recorded 1893–1975 · United States

Gaynelle was most popular in 1937, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,875 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,554 people named Gaynelle.

Most popular in1937
Rank that year#1,875
Births that year47
Total since 18801,554
Given to100% girls

Gaynelle over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Gaynelle’s peak in 1937. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gaynelle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gaynelle is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,554 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Gaynelle is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org