Gaines
Gaines was the 5093rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 993rd; the most babies were born in 1915 (32). Over the last ten years it has moved up 41 places. More babies were named Gaines in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,093 boys, down 1,574 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191532 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,717babies recorded
Gaines popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,093 | 19 |
| 2020 | #3,519 | 31 |
| 2010 | #6,472 | 13 |
| 2000 | #8,492 | 7 |
| 1990 | #8,568 | 5 |
| 1980 | #5,768 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,065 | 16 |
| 1950 | #1,446 | 26 |
| 1940 | #1,282 | 28 |
| 1930 | #1,473 | 25 |
| 1920 | #1,912 | 18 |
| 1910 | #1,478 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,088 | 7 |
| 1890 | #1,056 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gaines, counting every spelling?
Gaines has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gaines?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gaines (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gaines born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gaines.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gaines?
About 800 people born in the US named Gaines are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 10 and 68. That makes Gaines mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gaines by state
How common Gaines was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gaines: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gaines, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gaines
How popular is the name Gaines?
Gaines was the 5093rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 993rd; the most babies were born in 1915 (32). Over the last ten years it has moved up 41 places. More babies were named Gaines in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Gaines a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gaines in the US.
Where is Gaines most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gaines was most common in South Carolina (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Alabama.