Unisex name · since 1951
Galyn
52 babies named Galyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,540 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Galyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 52 recorded since 1951.
Galyn has 52 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1998.
- #34,540 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galyn ranks #34,540 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #34,540 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Galyn's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Galyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Galyn splits its recorded history at 1972: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Galyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1998
- Peak year (1951)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Galyn popularity over time - boys
37 total births recorded since 1946 (Galyn as boys' name)
Galyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (15 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Galyn's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Galyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 15 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Galyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Galyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1951–1998 (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 Galyn 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.