Gaither
- Last seen for girls in 1911 at #2,191
- Last seen for boys in 1992 at #8,435
- Given to boys 99.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1895 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 642since 1895
Gaither over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Gaither has never cracked the top 800 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 1992 | — | #8,435 | 5 | |
| 1991 | — | #8,236 | 5 | |
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| 1975 | — | #4,797 | 6 | |
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| 1971 | — | #4,907 | 5 | |
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| 1965 | — | #3,244 | 7 | |
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| 1961 | — | #2,706 | 10 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,337 | 7 | |
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | #3,275 | 7 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,257 | 7 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,969 | 8 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,558 | 10 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,186 | 13 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,875 | 8 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,844 | 8 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,580 | 9 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,225 | 12 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,115 | 13 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,251 | 12 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,271 | 11 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,393 | 9 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,862 | 7 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,074 | 13 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,799 | 16 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #3,130 | 6 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,609 | 8 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,613 | 18 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,088 | 12 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,062 | 12 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,951 | 7 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,266 | 11 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,093 | 12 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,191 | 12 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,293 | 12 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,766 | 9 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,162 | 14 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,911 | 17 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,935 | 17 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,229 | 14 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,695 | 21 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,059 | 16 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,131 | 15 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,973 | 16 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,648 | 21 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,730 | 9 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,660 | 18 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,687 | 14 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,676 | 11 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | — | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
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| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
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| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
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| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
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First appearance
1895
The first year at least five boys were named Gaither! It came in at #872, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1908, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Gaither is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Gaither in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Gaither
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1992
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1895 at #872 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1896, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1895
Share of babies · boys
1 in 16,770
- Highest: 1 in 16,770 boys born in 1895 were named Gaither (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 399,482 boys born in 1992 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 23.7% of all boys named Gaither (152) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | #872 (1895) | #997 |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,277 (1909) | #1,294 |
| 1910s | 117 | #1,648 (1918) | #1,852 |
| 1920s | 152 | #1,695 (1922) | #2,120 |
| 1930s | 115 | #1,613 (1938) | #2,249 |
| 1940s | 108 | #1,799 (1942) | #2,361 |
| 1950s | 82 | #2,186 (1953) | #2,762 |
| 1960s | 24 | #2,706 (1961) | #3,096 |
| 1970s | 11 | #4,797 (1975) | #4,852 |
| 1980s | 0 | — | — |
| 1990s | 10 | #8,236 (1991) | #8,336 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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