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Recorded in official name statistics for United States
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01 / Meaning & origin
Gaylen is a unisex given name.
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, 2005: 5 boys (rank 11472).
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Gaylen
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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 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 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 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 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 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | 6 | 3,392 | observed |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | 9 | 2,732 | observed |
| 1918 | 11 | 2,543 | observed |
| 1919 | 9 | 2,877 | observed |
| 1920 | 10 | 2,765 | observed |
| 1921 | 12 | 2,502 | observed |
| 1922 | 8 | 3,252 | observed |
| 1923 | 6 | 3,822 | observed |
| 1924 | 13 | 2,347 | observed |
| 1925 | 14 | 2,193 | observed |
| 1926 | 15 | 2,074 | observed |
| 1927 | 18 | 1,871 | observed |
| 1928 | 11 | 2,522 | observed |
| 1929 | 23 | 1,523 | observed |
| 1930 | 17 | 1,821 | observed |
| 1931 | 15 | 1,927 | observed |
| 1932 | 25 | 1,387 | observed |
| 1933 | 24 | 1,361 | observed |
| 1934 | 21 | 1,498 | observed |
| 1935 | 35 | 1,098 | observed |
| 1936 | 28 | 1,243 | observed |
| 1937 | 41 | 982 | observed |
| 1938 | 28 | 1,247 | observed |
| 1939 | 38 | 1,033 | observed |
| 1940 | 30 | 1,227 | observed |
| 1941 | 42 | 987 | observed |
| 1942 | 26 | 1,358 | observed |
| 1943 | 38 | 1,106 | observed |
| 1944 | 42 | 1,004 | observed |
| 1945 | 35 | 1,103 | observed |
| 1946 | 42 | 1,060 | observed |
| 1947 | 56 | 938 | observed |
| 1948 | 61 | 872 | observed |
| 1949 | 94 | 707 | observed |
| 1950 | 81 | 761 | observed |
| 1951 | 66 | 857 | observed |
| 1952 | 68 | 845 | observed |
| 1953 | 58 | 939 | observed |
| 1954 | 58 | 973 | observed |
| 1955 | 54 | 1,022 | observed |
| 1956 | 50 | 1,071 | observed |
| 1957 | 48 | 1,100 | observed |
| 1958 | 41 | 1,204 | observed |
| 1959 | 44 | 1,172 | observed |
| 1960 | 38 | 1,273 | observed |
| 1961 | 36 | 1,322 | observed |
| 1962 | 44 | 1,172 | observed |
| 1963 | 29 | 1,455 | observed |
| 1964 | 32 | 1,384 | observed |
| 1965 | 30 | 1,405 | observed |
| 1966 | 23 | 1,613 | observed |
| 1967 | 21 | 1,711 | observed |
| 1968 | 19 | 1,836 | observed |
| 1969 | 23 | 1,728 | observed |
| 1970 | 26 | 1,699 | observed |
| 1971 | 11 | 2,973 | observed |
| 1972 | 19 | 2,080 | observed |
| 1973 | 11 | 3,013 | observed |
| 1974 | 21 | 2,050 | observed |
| 1975 | 21 | 2,134 | observed |
| 1976 | 18 | 2,417 | observed |
| 1977 | 8 | 4,164 | observed |
| 1978 | 11 | 3,400 | observed |
| 1979 | 13 | 3,168 | observed |
| 1980 | 7 | 4,940 | observed |
| 1981 | 5 | 6,262 | observed |
| 1982 | 5 | 6,385 | observed |
| 1983 | 8 | 4,499 | observed |
| 1984 | 10 | 3,925 | observed |
| 1985 | 5 | 6,523 | observed |
| 1986 | 6 | 5,926 | observed |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | 6 | 6,426 | observed |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | 5 | 8,117 | observed |
| 1991 | 7 | 6,519 | observed |
| 1992 | 5 | 8,435 | observed |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | 6 | 7,770 | observed |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | 5 | 9,015 | observed |
| 1997 | 5 | 9,265 | observed |
| 1998 | 5 | 9,631 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | 5 | 10,894 | observed |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | 5 | 11,472 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Gaylen” 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.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
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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