Recorded 1947–1967 Girls' name Peak 1962 62 births

Gailene — girls' name

62 babies named Gailene in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s231960s29
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Gailene was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

8 babies were named Gailene in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gailene

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Gailene between 1947 and 1967, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gailene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gailene performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gailene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gailene 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 62 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.

Gailene at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

62

Since 1947

21 years of records

Peak year

1962

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1947

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1967

Gailene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1947

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1962)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 19671965196219611960195719561954195219491947 5

Gailene by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
29 births that decade — 47% of Gailene's all-time total
1940s101950s231960s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gailene?
62 babies have been named Gailene since 1947. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1962 with 8 births.
When was Gailene most popular?
Gailene was most popular in the 1960s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Gailene been used?
Gailene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 21 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Gailene?
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, 1947–1967 (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.