Recorded 1941–1948 Boys' name Peak 1948 11 births

Gailand — boys' name

11 babies named Gailand in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s11
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Gailand was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gailand in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gailand

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Gailand between 1941 and 1948, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gailand currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gailand performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gailand 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 11 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.

Gailand at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

11

Since 1941

8 years of records

Peak year

1948

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1941

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1948

Gailand popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1941

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1948)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 19481941 5

Gailand by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 100% of Gailand's all-time total
1940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gailand?
11 babies have been named Gailand since 1941. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1948 with 6 births.
When was Gailand most popular?
Gailand was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Gailand been used?
Gailand has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 8 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Gailand?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gail, Gaige, Gaines, Gaither, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1941–1948 (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.