Recorded 1932–1952 Boys' name Peak 1932 15 births

Gailon — boys' name

15 babies named Gailon in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101950s5
1930s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Gailon was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

5 babies were named Gailon in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gailon

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Gailon between 1932 and 1952, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gailon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gailon performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gailon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gailon 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 15 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.

Gailon at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

15

Since 1932

21 years of records

Peak year

1932

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1932

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1952

Gailon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1932

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1932)
5
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
5 195219361932 5

Gailon by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
10 births that decade — 67% of Gailon's all-time total
1930s101950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gailon?
15 babies have been named Gailon since 1932. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1932 with 5 births.
When was Gailon most popular?
Gailon was most popular in the 1930s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Gailon been used?
Gailon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 21 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Gailon?
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, 1932–1952 (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.