Gaylan*
#7,057 most common boys' name of all time · #17,730 across all names · 91% male / 9% female · used 1924–1995 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#7,057
Rank overall
#17,730 of 105,966
First appeared
1924
Years on the list
44 of 146
All-time
527
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1952 #1,374
Best rank
#1,374 1952
Girls
Boys
peak 37/yr
Gaylan first appears in 1924. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,530 |
| 1976 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,874 |
| 1975 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1974 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,855 |
| 1972 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,678 |
| 1971 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,516 |
| 1970 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,695 |
| 1969 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,980 |
| 1967 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,891 |
| 1966 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1965 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,424 |
| 1964 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,989 |
| 1963 | 6 | 12 | 18 | #2,516 |
| 1962 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,804 |
| 1961 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,227 |
| 1960 | 5 | 14 | 19 | #2,291 |
| 1959 | — | 20 | 20 | #1,857 |
| 1958 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,981 |
| 1957 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,173 |
| 1956 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,344 |
| 1955 | 5 | 17 | 22 | #1,972 |
| 1954 | 5 | 13 | 18 | #2,300 |
| 1953 | 6 | 11 | 17 | #2,503 |
| 1952 | 6 | 31 | 37 | #1,374 |
| 1951 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,233 |
| 1950 | 8 | 20 | 28 | #1,697 |
| 1949 | — | 21 | 21 | #1,661 |
| 1948 | 5 | 18 | 23 | #1,811 |
| 1947 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,486 |
| 1946 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,131 |
| 1945 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,729 |
| 1944 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,301 |
| 1943 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,972 |
| 1942 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,517 |
| 1941 | — | 14 | 14 | #1,992 |
| 1940 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,073 |
| 1939 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,604 |
| 1938 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,850 |
| 1936 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,845 |
| 1935 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,936 |
| 1934 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,641 |
| 1933 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,997 |
| 1931 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,384 |
| 1924 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,905 |