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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gaylon

Gaylon was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 673rd; the most babies were born in 1949 (94). More babies were named Gaylon 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
3,696babies recorded

Gaylon popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 218 since 1933.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#6,04911
1990#4,04714
1980#2,07526
1970#1,17250
1960#91968
1950#71193
1940#67381
1930#1,22334
1920#2,51212
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gaylon, counting every spelling?

Gaylon has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gaylon?

About 2,000 people born in the US named Gaylon are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 53 and 74. That makes Gaylon 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.

Gaylon by state

How common Gaylon was among boys born in each state in 1947–1951, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (6.2×), Texas (4.4×), Alabama (2.7×), Tennessee (2.3×). In 43 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMO0.08Kentucky: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesKY0.03West 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: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesAR0.30Tennessee: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesTN0.11North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOK0.09Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesAL0.13Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesTX0.21Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gaylon, boys, 1947–1951. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Gaylon

How popular is the name Gaylon?

Gaylon was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 673rd; the most babies were born in 1949 (94). More babies were named Gaylon in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Gaylon a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 218 girls and 3,478 boys.

Where was Gaylon most popular?

In 1947–1951, Gaylon was most common in Arkansas (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Alabama.