Boys' name · since 1882
Gaylord
6,086 babies named Gaylord in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 6,086
- born since 1882
- 1940s
- peak decade
6,086 boys have been named Gaylord since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gaylord has 6,086 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1998.
- #1,573 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 6,086 born since 1882
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaylord ranks #1,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,086 born since 1882, peaking in the 1940s.
- #1,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 6,086
- born since 1882
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gaylord's 6,086 recorded births place it above 96.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
Gaylord's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gaylord's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 168, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gaylord popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1998
- Peak year (1931)
- 168
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Gaylord popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1942 (Gaylord as girls' name)
Gaylord by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (1,270 births, 21% of the file).
1940s was Gaylord's strongest decade.
1,270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Gaylord births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 25
1880s
25 births
- 1890s 44
1890s
44 births
- 1900s 114
1900s
114 births
- 1910s
1910s
776 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,223 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,263 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,270 births
- 1950s
1950s
744 births
- 1960s 323
1960s
323 births
- 1970s 202
1970s
202 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 1,270 births (21% of all-time use).
How Gaylord 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 Gaylord's total volume
Gaylord by state
Where Gaylord concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 509 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 345 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 328 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 326 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 307 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 277 | 4.6% |
| #7 | California | | 256 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 205 | 3.4% |
509 of 6,086 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Gaylord appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gaylord's data
- Gaylord's decade-level peak was the 1940s (1,270 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Gaylords (509 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gaylord: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1882–1998 (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 Gaylord 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.