Girls' name · since 1941
Gailann
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Gailann, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
19 girls have been named Gailann since 1941, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gailann recorded 19 times among girls since 1941, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1948.
- #46,434 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 19 born since 1941
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gailann ranks #46,434 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1941, peaking in the 1940s.
- #46,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gailann's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gailann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gailann splits its recorded history at 1945: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gailann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1948
- Peak year (1948)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Gailann by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (19 births, 100% of the file).
1940s was Gailann's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gailann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gailann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1941–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Gailann 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 August 2026.