Recorded 1947–1967 Girls' name Peak 1960 35 births

Gayann — girls' name

35 babies named Gayann in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s121960s18
1960s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Gayann was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gayann in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gayann

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Gayann between 1947 and 1967, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gayann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gayann performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gayann shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gayann 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 35 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.

Gayann at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

35

Since 1947

21 years of records

Peak year

1960

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1947

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1967

Gayann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1947

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1960)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196719631960195919581947 5

Gayann by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
18 births that decade — 51% of Gayann's all-time total
1940s51950s121960s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gayann?
35 babies have been named Gayann since 1947. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1960 with 7 births.
When was Gayann most popular?
Gayann was most popular in the 1960s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Gayann been used?
Gayann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 21 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Gayann?
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, 1947–1967 (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.