Recorded 1993–2021 Girls' name Peak 1995 63 births

Gayane — girls' name

63 babies named Gayane in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s122010s212020s6
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Gayane was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

9 babies were named Gayane in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gayane

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Gayane between 1993 and 2021, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gayane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gayane performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gayane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 52 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gayane in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gayane 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 63 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.

Gayane at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

63

Since 1993

29 years of records

Peak year

1995

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1993

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2021

Gayane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1993

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
5678910 202120132011201020072002199719951993 8

Gayane by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 38% of Gayane's all-time total
1990s242000s122010s212020s6

Gayane by state

Where Gayane concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gayane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
52 82.5%
California share of Gayane's total US births 82.5%

52 of 63 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gayane?
63 babies have been named Gayane since 1993. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Gayane most popular?
Gayane was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Gayane most popular?
The top states for the name Gayane are California (52 births).
How long has the name Gayane been used?
Gayane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 29 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Gayane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gayle, Gay, Gayla, Gaye, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.