Gailen vs Gaines

Side-by-side comparison of Gailen and Gaines - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Gailen

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Gaines

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Metric Gailen Gaines
Current Rank Unranked #6485
Total Births (all years) 250 1,717
Peak Year 1949 1915
Peak Year Births 13 32
Peak Decade 1940s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Gailen Gaines
1880s - 10
1890s - 26
1900s - 19
1910s 16 183
1920s 27 239
1930s 36 217
1940s 86 202
1950s 70 171
1960s 10 94
1970s - 49
1980s - 50
1990s 5 58
2000s - 94
2010s - 187
2020s - 118

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gailen Gaines
2014 - 19
2015 - 18
2016 - 29
2017 - 25
2018 - 28
2019 - 20
2020 - 31
2021 - 23
2022 - 15
2023 - 17
2024 - 13
2025 - 19

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–1996.

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