Boys' name · since 1917

Gaylor

23 babies named Gaylor in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,795 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade

Gaylor is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 23 have been recorded since 1917.

Gaylor has 23 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 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1953.

  • #27,795 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 23 born since 1917
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaylor ranks #27,795 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.

#27,795 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gaylor's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gaylor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Gaylor's full recorded timeline at 1941, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Gaylor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1953

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1917192819411953 5

Gaylor by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (7 births, 30% of the file).

1910s was Gaylor's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Gaylor births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 7 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gaylor? ▼
23 babies have been named Gaylor since 1917. All-time, it sits at #27,795 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
Where does Gaylor sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaylor ranks #27,795 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gaylor most popular? ▼
Gaylor was most popular in the 1910s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Gaylor been used? ▼
Records for Gaylor go back to 1917, giving 37 years of history through 1953.
What names are similar to Gaylor? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gaylord, Gayle, Gaylon, Gaylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Gaylor's data

  • Gaylor's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Gaylor

Nearby Names Like Gaylor

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gaylor

Gaylord Boy
6,086 births
Gayle Boy
4,951 births
Gaylon Boy
3,478 births
Gaylen Boy
2,025 births
Gay Boy
1,382 births

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Errett
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Gains
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gaylor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–1953 (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 Gaylor 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.