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01 / Meaning & origin
Gaines is a masculine given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
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United States, 2025: 19 boys (rank 5045). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Gaines
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | 5 | 943 | observed |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | 5 | 936 | observed |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | 5 | 994 | observed |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | 5 | 1,035 | observed |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | 5 | 1,079 | observed |
| 1896 | 6 | 982 | observed |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | 5 | 1,121 | observed |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | 7 | 1,050 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | 6 | 1,111 | observed |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | 6 | 1,277 | observed |
| 1910 | 6 | 1,421 | observed |
| 1911 | 9 | 1,190 | observed |
| 1912 | 12 | 1,417 | observed |
| 1913 | 11 | 1,676 | observed |
| 1914 | 25 | 1,153 | observed |
| 1915 | 32 | 1,141 | observed |
| 1916 | 15 | 1,949 | observed |
| 1917 | 22 | 1,528 | observed |
| 1918 | 25 | 1,446 | observed |
| 1919 | 26 | 1,408 | observed |
| 1920 | 18 | 1,885 | observed |
| 1921 | 31 | 1,329 | observed |
| 1922 | 27 | 1,434 | observed |
| 1923 | 19 | 1,816 | observed |
| 1924 | 26 | 1,492 | observed |
| 1925 | 25 | 1,493 | observed |
| 1926 | 19 | 1,787 | observed |
| 1927 | 32 | 1,293 | observed |
| 1928 | 20 | 1,707 | observed |
| 1929 | 22 | 1,564 | observed |
| 1930 | 25 | 1,463 | observed |
| 1931 | 23 | 1,458 | observed |
| 1932 | 20 | 1,584 | observed |
| 1933 | 17 | 1,707 | observed |
| 1934 | 27 | 1,293 | observed |
| 1935 | 11 | 2,246 | observed |
| 1936 | 29 | 1,225 | observed |
| 1937 | 28 | 1,265 | observed |
| 1938 | 10 | 2,326 | observed |
| 1939 | 27 | 1,272 | observed |
| 1940 | 28 | 1,275 | observed |
| 1941 | 19 | 1,588 | observed |
| 1942 | 14 | 1,946 | observed |
| 1943 | 19 | 1,636 | observed |
| 1944 | 18 | 1,630 | observed |
| 1945 | 21 | 1,445 | observed |
| 1946 | 24 | 1,440 | observed |
| 1947 | 19 | 1,733 | observed |
| 1948 | 19 | 1,703 | observed |
| 1949 | 21 | 1,616 | observed |
| 1950 | 26 | 1,434 | observed |
| 1951 | 13 | 2,135 | observed |
| 1952 | 15 | 2,010 | observed |
| 1953 | 14 | 2,099 | observed |
| 1954 | 19 | 1,762 | observed |
| 1955 | 19 | 1,791 | observed |
| 1956 | 14 | 2,168 | observed |
| 1957 | 18 | 1,887 | observed |
| 1958 | 18 | 1,896 | observed |
| 1959 | 15 | 2,111 | observed |
| 1960 | 16 | 2,042 | observed |
| 1961 | 11 | 2,538 | observed |
| 1962 | 10 | 2,673 | observed |
| 1963 | 5 | 4,048 | observed |
| 1964 | 9 | 2,854 | observed |
| 1965 | 5 | 3,930 | observed |
| 1966 | 10 | 2,627 | observed |
| 1967 | 10 | 2,611 | observed |
| 1968 | 9 | 2,907 | observed |
| 1969 | 9 | 3,062 | observed |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | 11 | 2,973 | observed |
| 1972 | 7 | 3,963 | observed |
| 1973 | 6 | 4,505 | observed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | 10 | 3,428 | observed |
| 1976 | 9 | 3,724 | observed |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | 6 | 5,355 | observed |
| 1980 | 6 | 5,525 | observed |
| 1981 | 11 | 3,601 | observed |
| 1982 | 9 | 4,234 | observed |
| 1983 | 5 | 6,238 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | 7 | 5,147 | observed |
| 1986 | 6 | 5,926 | observed |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,089 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | 5 | 8,117 | observed |
| 1991 | 5 | 8,236 | observed |
| 1992 | 6 | 7,422 | observed |
| 1993 | 7 | 6,816 | observed |
| 1994 | 6 | 7,770 | observed |
| 1995 | 10 | 5,501 | observed |
| 1996 | 8 | 6,496 | observed |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | 11 | 5,656 | observed |
| 2000 | 7 | 8,209 | observed |
| 2001 | 7 | 8,339 | observed |
| 2002 | 6 | 9,392 | observed |
| 2003 | 7 | 8,643 | observed |
| 2004 | 5 | 11,356 | observed |
| 2005 | 7 | 9,115 | observed |
| 2006 | 10 | 7,427 | observed |
| 2007 | 16 | 5,434 | observed |
| 2008 | 15 | 5,767 | observed |
| 2009 | 14 | 6,095 | observed |
| 2010 | 13 | 6,359 | observed |
| 2011 | 11 | 7,009 | observed |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,158 | observed |
| 2013 | 15 | 5,659 | observed |
| 2014 | 19 | 4,866 | observed |
| 2015 | 18 | 5,058 | observed |
| 2016 | 29 | 3,681 | observed |
| 2017 | 25 | 4,105 | observed |
| 2018 | 28 | 3,793 | observed |
| 2019 | 20 | 4,806 | observed |
| 2020 | 31 | 3,497 | observed |
| 2021 | 23 | 4,362 | observed |
| 2022 | 15 | 5,874 | observed |
| 2023 | 17 | 5,470 | observed |
| 2024 | 13 | 6,469 | observed |
| 2025 | 19 | 5,045 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Gaines” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
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06 / Behind the facts
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SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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