Girls' name · since 1929
Gailya
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 196 babies named Gailya, peaking in 1938. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1929
- 1930s
- peak decade
196 girls have been named Gailya since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gailya has been recorded 196 times among girls since 1929, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1971.
- #20,010 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 196 born since 1929
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gailya ranks #20,010 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 1929, peaking in the 1930s.
- #20,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1929
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gailya's 196 recorded births place it above 72.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gailya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gailya splits its recorded history at 1942: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1938 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gailya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1971
- Peak year (1938)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Gailya by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (100 births, 51% of the file).
1930s was Gailya's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Gailya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s
1930s
100 births
- 1940s
1940s
47 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 100 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gailya's data
- Gailya's decade-level peak was the 1930s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gailya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1929–1971 (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 Gailya 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.