Gailya — girls' name

What the Data Says About Gailya

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Gailya between 1929 and 1971, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gailya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gailya performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gailya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gailya 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 196 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.