unisex name
Gaylen
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Births on record 2,373
Gaylen is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 15% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2005 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 1949, when 104 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Gaylen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2005, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 35 |
| 1920s | 130 |
| 1930s | 278 |
| 1940s | 562 |
| 1950s | 688 |
| 1960s | 351 |
| 1970s | 173 |
| 1980s | 71 |
| 1990s | 75 |
| 2000s (to 2005) | 10 |
How popular is Gaylen?
In 2005, Gaylen 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 Gaylen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gaylen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gaylen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gaylen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gaylen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gaylen
How popular is the name Gaylen?
In 2005, Gaylen 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 Gaylen a girl's or a boy's name?
Gaylen is used for both girls and boys. About 15% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Gaylen most popular?
Gaylen peaked in 1949, when 104 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.