Gatlyn
The Story of Gatlyn
As a girl name
Gatlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2016, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 12 births, good for #8,472 nationwide. About 65% of every Gatlyn on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Gatlyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 12 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 52 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Gatlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2005, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 24 births, good for #4,141 nationwide. About 54% of every Gatlyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Gatlyn ranks #7,322 for boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-35%). All told, over 257 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Gatlyn
Gatlyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 257 births in the dataset. Gatlyn's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #4,141. Use the chart and map above to compare Gatlyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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