Boys' name · since 1955
Gralyn
Gralyn has 38 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,074 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1955
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gralyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 38 recorded since 1955.
Gralyn has 38 recorded births among boys since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1955 to 1962.
- #24,074 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 1955
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gralyn ranks #24,074 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1955, peaking in the 1950s.
- #24,074 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1955
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gralyn's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gralyn's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gralyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1962
- Peak year (1962)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Gralyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (19 births, 50% of the file).
1950s was Gralyn's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Gralyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
19 births
- 1960s
1960s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 19 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Gralyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1960s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gralyn: 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 (~7 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, 1955–1962 (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 Gralyn 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.