Gaylen
The Story of Gaylen
As a girl name
Gaylen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1938, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1948, when 18 Gaylens were born — ranking #2,329 that year. As of 2026, Gaylen ranks #14,121 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 348 Gaylens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Gaylen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1949, when 94 Gaylens were born — ranking #707 that year. As of 2026, Gaylen ranks #11,471 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Gaylens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Gaylen
Gaylen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Gaylen's peak popularity came in 1949 when it ranked #707. Use the chart and map above to compare Gaylen'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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