Is Gaynell a boy or girl name?
Gaynell was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 4,269 US babies named Gaynell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gaynell since 1886
- 4,269
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 117 babies
Boys and girls named Gaynell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 105 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 369 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 511 | 100% |
| 1930s | 18 | 754 | 97.7% |
| 1940s | 0 | 886 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 896 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 452 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 162 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 34 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,889 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,871 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,980 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,447 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,320 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,521 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,934 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,320 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,164 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,510 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,721 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,956 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,747 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,153 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,501 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,343 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,415 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,812 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,857 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,112 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,167 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,598 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,554 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,307 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,456 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,357 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,133 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,224 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,189 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,053 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,169 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,005 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 99 | #952 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 117 | #850 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 90 | #982 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,001 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 86 | #965 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 113 | #817 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 79 | #996 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 94 | #854 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 68 | #919 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 96 | #782 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 80 | #872 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 88 | #818 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 90 | #753 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 92 | #727 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 87 | #729 |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,986 | 87 | #739 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,251 | 92 | #711 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 86 | #720 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 81 | #753 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 67 | #836 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 73 | #774 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 63 | #885 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 66 | #848 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,024 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,081 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 65 | #920 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,145 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,118 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,109 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 64 | #954 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,290 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 58 | #982 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,021 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,078 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,030 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 61 | #919 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 67 | #837 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,014 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 50 | #939 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,105 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,129 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,323 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,264 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,460 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,518 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,739 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 18 | #901 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,818 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,346 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 17 | #892 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,158 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,254 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,170 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,192 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,481 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,204 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 16 | #806 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,247 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,157 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,123 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,397 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,357 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,176 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gaynell reached #2,251 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #711 in 1937. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.