girl's name

Gayleen

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 565

Gayleen is a girl's name. In 1981 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1955, when 26 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1933.

Gayleen over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1981, not a full ten years.

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'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80
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Births named Gayleen by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 51
1940s 87
1950s 206
1960s 178
1970s 38
1980s (to 1981) 5

How popular is Gayleen?

In 1981, Gayleen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Gayleen

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gayleen also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gayleen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gayleen

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gayleen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gayleen

How popular is the name Gayleen?

In 1981, Gayleen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gayleen a girl's or a boy's name?

Gayleen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Gayleen most popular?

Gayleen peaked in 1955, when 26 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.