Gaylord
Gaylord is a given name of Norman French origin, transferred from the surname, ultimately from the Old French gaillard meaning "joyful" or "high-spirited". Notable people with the given name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Gaylord
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gaylord is a given name of Norman French origin, transferred from the surname, ultimately from the Old French gaillard meaning "joyful" or "high-spirited". Notable people with the given name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Gaylord
The earliest SSA record of Gaylord as a baby boy name dates back to 1882, when 5 babies received it. 1931 was its biggest year on record, with 168 newborns named Gaylord — #438 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Gaylords. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1998 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 6K Gaylords have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Gaylord
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- Gayelord
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About the name Gaylord
Gaylord is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Gaylord's peak popularity came in 1931 when it ranked #438. Use the chart and map above to compare Gaylord'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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