How Many People Are Named Gaylyn?
people named Gaylyn are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,361,692 people in the US has this name
Based on 303 babies named Gaylyn in Social Security records from 1943 to 1997, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gaylyn in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gaylyn alive today is about 64 years old, and 73% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 59 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gaylyn first appears in the records in 1943 and was given most often in 1962, to 21 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1997.
Babies given the name each year, 1943 to 1997
🏆 Rank History
Gaylyn has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,685, in 1962.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,685 (1962) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,902 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gaylyn alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gaylyn were born in California than in any other state: about 9 of those alive today.
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