Gailen — boys' name

What the Data Says About Gailen

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Gailen between 1915 and 1996, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gailen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gailen performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gailen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gailen 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 250 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.