Total births
303
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.
- 303
- total births
- 1943–1997
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that 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.
- 303 total births
- 1943–1997 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
303 girls have been named Gaylyn since 1943, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1997.
- 303
- total births
- 1943–1997
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Gaylyn was born in this single decade.
1962
Single peak year
21 babies were named Gaylyn in 1962 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1997Peak year
1962
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1943
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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% |
California share of Gaylyn's total US births 3.3%
10 of 303 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gaylyn? ▼
Gaylyn has been given to 303 babies in the U.S. since 1943, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1997. 21 babies were born in 1962, its single highest year.
When was Gaylyn most popular? ▼
Gaylyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Gaylyn most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Gaylyn are California (10 births).
How long has the name Gaylyn been used? ▼
Records for Gaylyn go back to 1943, giving 55 years of history through 1997.
What names are similar to Gaylyn? ▼
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 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
- 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.
Keep exploring Gaylyn
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gaylyn: Baby Name Since 1943 - 303 Births, Peak 1962." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gaylyn. 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 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 June 2026.