Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Gaylord

#1,544 most common boys' name of all time · #3,745 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1882–1998

Rank among boys
#1,544
Rank overall
#3,745 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
102 of 146
All-time
6,091
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1931 #438
Best rank
#438 1931
Girls Boys peak 168/yr
19001920194019601980

Gaylord first appears in 1882. 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

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
1998 — 5 5 #9,664
1994 — 5 5 #8,841
1992 — 5 5 #8,475
1990 — 7 7 #6,454
1988 — 11 11 #4,186
1987 — 8 8 #5,003
1985 — 9 9 #4,370
1984 — 9 9 #4,240
1983 — 14 14 #3,091
1982 — 8 8 #4,622
1981 — 10 10 #3,882
1980 — 11 11 #3,643
1979 — 9 9 #4,101
1978 — 8 8 #4,188
1977 — 14 14 #2,923
1976 — 18 18 #2,435
1975 — 20 20 #2,221
1974 — 19 19 #2,219
1973 — 29 29 #1,618
1972 — 26 26 #1,732
1971 — 36 36 #1,423
1970 — 23 23 #1,853
1969 — 24 24 #1,695
1968 — 18 18 #1,907
1967 — 35 35 #1,276
1966 — 23 23 #1,626
1965 — 26 26 #1,526
1964 — 30 30 #1,445
1963 — 38 38 #1,265
1962 — 47 47 #1,128
1961 — 43 43 #1,212
1960 — 39 39 #1,258
1959 — 51 51 #1,082
1958 — 42 42 #1,193
1957 — 57 57 #1,007
1956 — 81 81 #831
1955 — 65 65 #928
1954 — 68 68 #898
1953 — 86 86 #766
1952 — 109 109 #663
1951 — 91 91 #730
1950 — 94 94 #707
1949 — 120 120 #623
1948 — 113 113 #638
1947 — 120 120 #628
1946 — 117 117 #598
1945 — 116 116 #557
1944 — 120 120 #553
1943 — 146 146 #515
1942 5 155 160 #495
1941 — 136 136 #503
1940 — 127 127 #516
1939 — 124 124 #509
1938 — 134 134 #504
1937 — 114 114 #546
1936 — 118 118 #525
1935 — 109 109 #552
1934 — 132 132 #504
1933 — 96 96 #596
1932 — 136 136 #492
1931 — 168 168 #438
1930 — 132 132 #521
1929 — 109 109 #574
1928 — 132 132 #527
1927 — 134 134 #529
1926 — 131 131 #532
1925 — 112 112 #595
1924 — 119 119 #584
1923 — 128 128 #544
1922 — 119 119 #590
1921 — 113 113 #598
1920 — 126 126 #548
1919 — 110 110 #572
1918 — 139 139 #509
1917 — 107 107 #575
1916 — 102 102 #569
1915 — 109 109 #533
1914 — 81 81 #553
1913 — 59 59 #570
1912 — 40 40 #677
1911 — 16 16 #847
1910 — 13 13 #910
1909 — 21 21 #586
1908 — 18 18 #627
1907 — 15 15 #691
1906 — 10 10 #834
1905 — 11 11 #777
1904 — 8 8 #933
1903 — 7 7 #979
1902 — 10 10 #785
1901 — 6 6 #1,012
1900 — 8 8 #1,020
1899 — 9 9 #767
1898 — 8 8 #867
1897 — 10 10 #718
1895 — 5 5 #1,169
1892 — 6 6 #1,021
1891 — 6 6 #929
1889 — 6 6 #944
1887 — 9 9 #676
1885 — 5 5 #1,038
1882 — 5 5 #1,053