Total births
64
Girls' name · since 1967
Gaelyn
Gaelyn has 64 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 64
- total births
- 1967–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
64 girls have been named Gaelyn since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gaelyn has 64 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1999.
- 64 total births
- 1967–1999 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
64 girls have been named Gaelyn since 1967, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.
- 64
- total births
- 1967–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Gaelyn was born in this single decade.
1997
Single peak year
10 babies were named Gaelyn in 1997 - its busiest year on record.
Gaelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gaelyn's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gaelyn at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1997
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1967
Gaelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1999
- Peak year (1997)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Gaelyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Gaelyn's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Gaelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 43 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gaelyn? ▼
Since 1967, Social Security records show 64 babies named Gaelyn. The most recent recorded year was 1999. Its busiest year on record was 1997, with 10 births.
When was Gaelyn most popular? ▼
Gaelyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Gaelyn been used? ▼
Records for Gaelyn go back to 1967, giving 33 years of history through 1999.
What names are similar to Gaelyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gaetana, Gael, Gae, Gaelle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Gaelyn
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gaelyn: Baby Name Since 1967 - 64 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gaelyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gaelyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.