Recorded 1941–1948 Girls' name Peak 1948 19 births

Gailann — girls' name

19 babies named Gailann 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.

1940s19
1940s
Peak decade

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

1948
Single peak year

8 babies were named Gailann in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gailann

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Gailann between 1941 and 1948, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gailann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gailann performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gailann 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 19 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.

Gailann at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

19

Since 1941

8 years of records

Peak year

1948

8 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

Gailann popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1948)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 194819451941 5

Gailann by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
19 births that decade — 100% of Gailann's all-time total
1940s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gailann?
19 babies have been named Gailann since 1941. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1948 with 8 births.
When was Gailann most popular?
Gailann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Gailann been used?
Gailann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 8 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Gailann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gail, Gaia, Gaile, Gaila, 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, 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.