Gaynor
Gaynor is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Gaynor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gaynor is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Gaynor
As a girl name
Gaynor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1926, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1939, when 9 Gaynors were born — ranking #2,922 that year. As of 2026, Gaynor ranks #7,015 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 105 Gaynors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Gaynor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1919, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1933, when 11 Gaynors were born — ranking #2,214 that year. As of 2026, Gaynor ranks #3,944 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 95 Gaynors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Gaynor
Gaynor is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 105 births in the dataset. Gaynor's peak popularity came in 1939 when it ranked #2,922. Use the chart and map above to compare Gaynor's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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