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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gayland

Gayland was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 1029th with 47 babies. More babies were named Gayland in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195047 babies
Total since 1880
1,025babies recorded

Gayland popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#2,23417
1960#2,59011
1950#1,02947
1940#1,53620
1930#2,50611
1920#2,37513
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gayland, counting every spelling?

Gayland has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gayland?

About 600 people born in the US named Gayland are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 58 and 76. That makes Gayland a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Gayland by state

How common Gayland was among boys born in each state in 1948–1952, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (4.4×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesKS0.05Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gayland, boys, 1948–1952. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Gayland: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gayland, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gayland

How popular is the name Gayland?

Gayland was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 1029th with 47 babies. More babies were named Gayland in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Gayland a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,025 boys.

Where was Gayland most popular?

In 1948–1952, Gayland was most common in Texas (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kansas and Kansas.