Gaines vs Gaither

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

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Gaines

Boy name · Rank #6485

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Name B

Gaither

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Metric Gaines Gaither
Current Rank #6485 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 1,717 642
Peak Year 1915 1918
Peak Year Births 32 21
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1895

Births by Decade

Decade Gaines Gaither
1880s 10 -
1890s 26 12
1900s 19 11
1910s 183 117
1920s 239 152
1930s 217 115
1940s 202 108
1950s 171 82
1960s 94 24
1970s 49 11
1980s 50 -
1990s 58 10
2000s 94 -
2010s 187 -
2020s 118 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gaines Gaither
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, 1882–2025.

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