Recorded 1967–1999 Girls' name Peak 1997 64 births

Gaelyn — girls' name

64 babies named Gaelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111980s101990s43
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.

What the Data Says About Gaelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Gaelyn between 1967 and 1999, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gaelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gaelyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gaelyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gaelyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 64 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gaelyn at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

64

Since 1967

33 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1967

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1999

Gaelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1967

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 19991998199719951992199119901989198219681967 5

Gaelyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
43 births that decade — 67% of Gaelyn's all-time total
1960s111980s101990s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gaelyn?
64 babies have been named Gaelyn since 1967. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year 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?
Gaelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 33 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.