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Gaylen

Used in both girl and boy records

Gaylen appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Gaylen by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDGaylen as a girl’s nameUS records 1938–1998
#12283girl rank1951peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDGaylen as a boy’s nameUS records 1915–2005
#2632boy rank1949peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

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Trace the annual recorded uses of Gaylen in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl194818 uses#232919481938–199836 listed years
Boy194994 uses#70719491915–200581 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.