Total births
135
Girls' name · since 1939
Gailyn
Gailyn has 135 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 135
- total births
- 1939–1993
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
Gailyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 135 recorded since 1939.
Gailyn has 135 recorded births among girls since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1993.
- 135 total births
- 1939–1993 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
135 girls have been named Gailyn since 1939, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1993.
- 135
- total births
- 1939–1993
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Gailyn was born in this single decade.
1952
Single peak year
11 babies were named Gailyn in 1952 - its busiest year on record.
Gailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gailyn's full recorded timeline at 1955, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gailyn at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
1952
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1939
Gailyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1993
- Peak year (1952)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Gailyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Gailyn's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Gailyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
27 births
- 1950s
1950s
64 births
- 1960s
1960s
34 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 64 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gailyn? ▼
Gailyn has been given to 135 babies in the U.S. since 1939, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1993. 11 babies were born in 1952, its single highest year.
When was Gailyn most popular? ▼
Gailyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Gailyn been used? ▼
Records for Gailyn go back to 1939, giving 55 years of history through 1993.
What names are similar to Gailyn? ▼
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.
What to do with Gailyn's data
- Gailyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gailyn
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Gaile Girl
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Gaila Girl
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Gailya Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1939–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gailyn: Baby Name Since 1939 - 135 Births, Peak 1952." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gailyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gailyn 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 June 2026.