Boys' name · since 1917
Gayland
1,025 babies named Gayland in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,025
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,025 boys have been named Gayland since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gayland has 1,025 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1995.
- #5,050 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,025 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gayland ranks #5,050 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,025 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,025
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gayland's 1,025 recorded births place it above 88.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Gayland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gayland's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gayland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1995
- Peak year (1950)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Gayland by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (296 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Gayland's strongest decade.
296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Gayland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 51
1920s
51 births
- 1930s
1930s
145 births
- 1940s
1940s
239 births
- 1950s
1950s
296 births
- 1960s
1960s
149 births
- 1970s 86
1970s
86 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 296 births (29% of all-time use).
How Gayland 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 Gayland's total volume
Gayland by state
Where Gayland concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 148 | 14.4% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.5% |
148 of 1,025 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Gayland's data
- Gayland's decade-level peak was the 1950s (296 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gaylands (148 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gayland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1917–1995 (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 Gayland 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.