Total births
56
Girls' name · since 1935
Gaylee
Gaylee has 56 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 56
- total births
- 1935–1973
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
56 girls have been named Gaylee since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gaylee has 56 recorded births among girls since 1935, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1935 to 1973.
- 56 total births
- 1935–1973 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
56 girls have been named Gaylee since 1935, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1973.
- 56
- total births
- 1935–1973
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Gaylee was born in this single decade.
1947
Single peak year
8 babies were named Gaylee in 1947 - its busiest year on record.
Gaylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gaylee splits its recorded history at 1952: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gaylee at a glance
Last recorded 1973Peak year
1947
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1935
Gaylee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1973
- Peak year (1947)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Gaylee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Gaylee's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Gaylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
14 births
- 1950s
1950s
19 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 19 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gaylee? ▼
56 babies have been named Gaylee since 1935. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1947 with 8 births.
When was Gaylee most popular? ▼
Gaylee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Gaylee been used? ▼
Records for Gaylee go back to 1935, giving 39 years of history through 1973.
What names are similar to Gaylee? ▼
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.
What to do with Gaylee's data
- Gaylee's decade-level peak was the 1950s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1935–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gaylee: Baby Name Since 1935 - 56 Births, Peak 1947." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gaylee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gaylee 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 July 2026.