Boys' name · since 1981
Gatlin
Gatlin has 4,471 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,920 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,027 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,471
- born since 1981
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gatlin is the #1027 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,471 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Gatlin recorded 4,471 times among boys since 1981, holding rank #1027 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #1,920 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,027 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,471 born since 1981
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gatlin ranks #1,920 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,027 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,471 born since 1981, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,920 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,027 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,471
- born since 1981
- 2020s
- peak decade
Gatlin's 4,471 recorded births place it above 95.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Gatlin compares
4,471 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gatlin's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gatlin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,471 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 359 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gatlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gatlin's full recorded timeline at 2004, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 359 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gatlin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 359
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Gatlin popularity over time - girls
40 total births recorded since 2015 (Gatlin as girls' name)
Gatlin by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,766 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Gatlin's strongest decade.
1,766 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Gatlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s 349
1990s
349 births
- 2000s 612
2000s
612 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,670 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,766 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,766 births (39% of all-time use).
How Gatlin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gatlin's total volume
Gatlin by state
Where Gatlin concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 380 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 241 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 222 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 215 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 215 | 4.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 206 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 184 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 171 | 3.8% |
380 of 4,471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Gatlin appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Gatlins (380 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gatlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Gatlin 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.