Gaylan
- Last seen for girls in 1963 at #5,891
- Last seen for boys in 1995 at #6,407
- Given to boys 91.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1952 · 31 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 481since 1924
Gaylan over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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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| 1995 | — | #6,407 | 8 | |
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| 1976 | — | #5,587 | 5 | |
| 1975 | — | #5,464 | 5 | |
| 1974 | — | #4,634 | 6 | |
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| 1972 | — | #4,441 | 6 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,370 | 9 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,521 | 8 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,861 | 10 | |
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| 1967 | — | #2,760 | 9 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,249 | 7 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,244 | 7 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,854 | 9 | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,148 | 15 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #2,210 | 14 |
| 1959 | — | #1,806 | 20 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,818 | 9 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,093 | 15 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,263 | 13 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #2,207 | 13 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #1,347 | 31 |
| 1951 | — | #2,135 | 13 | |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #1,657 | 20 |
| 1949 | — | #1,616 | 21 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #1,758 | 18 |
| 1947 | — | #2,356 | 11 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,030 | 13 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,195 | 11 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,903 | 14 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,983 | 13 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,449 | 9 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,646 | 8 | |
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| 1936 | — | #2,629 | 8 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,738 | 8 | |
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| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
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| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1924
The first year at least five boys were named Gaylan! It came in at #4,347, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1924–1930, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Gaylan is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Gaylan in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Gaylan
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1995
Rise & fade · boys
28 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1924
- Peaked 1952 at #1,347 (31 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 62,698
- Highest: 1 in 62,698 boys born in 1952 were named Gaylan (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 237,963 boys born in 1995 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 33.7% of all boys named Gaylan (162) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,347 (1924) | #4,347 |
| 1930s | 54 | #2,449 (1939) | #2,793 |
| 1940s | 120 | #1,616 (1949) | #2,317 |
| 1950s | 162 | #1,347 (1952) | #2,062 |
| 1960s | 93 | #2,148 (1961) | #2,713 |
| 1970s | 39 | #3,370 (1971) | #4,503 |
| 1980s | 0 | — | — |
| 1990s | 8 | #6,407 (1995) | #6,407 |
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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