unisex name
Gaylin
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Births on record 191
Gaylin is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 42% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1993 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 1958, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1931.
Gaylin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1993, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 16 |
| 1940s | 21 |
| 1950s | 80 |
| 1960s | 41 |
| 1970s | 23 |
| 1990s (to 1993) | 10 |
How popular is Gaylin?
In 1993, Gaylin 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 Gaylin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gaylin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gaylin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gaylin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gaylin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gaylin
How popular is the name Gaylin?
In 1993, Gaylin 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 Gaylin a girl's or a boy's name?
Gaylin is used for both girls and boys. About 42% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Gaylin most popular?
Gaylin peaked in 1958, when 16 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.