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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gaylen

Gaylen was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 710th with 94 babies. More babies were named Gaylen 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
194994 babies
Total since 1880
2,373babies recorded

Gaylen popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020————
2010————
2000————
1990—#8,575—5
1980—#5,127—7
1970#7,361#1,723626
1960#3,261#1,2781538
1950#3,509#7641081
1940—#1,237—30
1930—#1,850—17
1920—#2,846—10
1910————
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1890————
1880————

How popular is Gaylen, counting every spelling?

Gaylen has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gaylen?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Gaylen are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 58 and 76. That makes Gaylen 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.

Gaylen by state

How common Gaylen was among boys born in each state in 1947–1951, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (15.9×), Nebraska (9.3×), Minnesota (5.0×), Iowa (4.2×). In 42 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: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWA0.08Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesND0.14Minnesota: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesMN0.20Illinois: 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: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesIA0.17Indiana: 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: 0.63 per 1,000 babiesUT0.63Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesNE0.37Missouri: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMO0.06Kentucky: 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: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gaylen, boys, 1947–1951. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Gaylen

How popular is the name Gaylen?

Gaylen was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 710th with 94 babies. More babies were named Gaylen in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Gaylen a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 348 girls and 2,025 boys.

Where was Gaylen most popular?

In 1947–1951, Gaylen was most common in Utah (0.63 per 1,000 boys), followed by Nebraska and Minnesota.