Girls' name · since 1943
Gaylyn
Gaylyn has 303 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 303
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gaylyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 303 have been recorded since 1943.
Gaylyn has 303 recorded births among girls since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1997.
- #15,817 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 303 born since 1943
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaylyn ranks #15,817 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 303 born since 1943, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 303
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gaylyn's 303 recorded births place it above 78.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gaylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gaylyn's full recorded timeline at 1960, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gaylyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1997
- Peak year (1962)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Gaylyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (120 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Gaylyn's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Gaylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 40
1940s
40 births
- 1950s
1950s
104 births
- 1960s
1960s
120 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 120 births (40% of all-time use).
Gaylyn by state
Where Gaylyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.3% |
10 of 303 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gaylyn's data
- Gaylyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gaylyns (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Gaylyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1943–1997 (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 Gaylyn 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.