Gaylin

Boy · recorded 1931–1975

  • 1975last recorded
  • 1950best year

Most popular in 1950.

Last recorded in 1975. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gaylin.

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Its story

Popularity since 1931

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 16 recorded years as a table
Gaylin, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19315
19346
19385
19454
19483
19495
19507
19513
19523
19533
19543
19585
19613
19664
19735
19753

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gaylin isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1975
5
Rank in 1975
#5,464
How rare
1 in 312,271 boys
Since 1931
110

Gaylin was last recorded in 1975. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1950, at 7 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gaylin doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.