girl's name
Gaylyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 303
Gaylyn is a girl's name. In 1997 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 1962, when 21 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1943.
Gaylyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1997, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 40 |
| 1950s | 104 |
| 1960s | 120 |
| 1970s | 23 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s (to 1997) | 10 |
How popular is Gaylyn?
In 1997, Gaylyn 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 Gaylyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gaylyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gaylyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gaylyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gaylyn
How popular is the name Gaylyn?
In 1997, Gaylyn 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 Gaylyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Gaylyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Gaylyn most popular?
Gaylyn peaked in 1962, when 21 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.