Girls' name · since 1947
Gayann
Gayann has 35 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #39,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gayann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 35 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Gayann recorded 35 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1967.
- #39,114 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 35 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gayann ranks #39,114 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #39,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gayann's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gayann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gayann's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gayann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1967
- Peak year (1960)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Gayann by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (18 births, 51% of the file).
1960s was Gayann's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Gayann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 18 births (51% of all-time use).
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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, 1947–1967 (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 Gayann 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.