Is Gatlin a boy or girl name?
Gatlin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 266 boys were named Gatlin, so 1.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 4,291 US babies named Gatlin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #888
- Girl rank, 2024
- #16,045
- Babies named Gatlin since 1981
- 4,291
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 367 babies
Boys and girls named Gatlin, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 266 | #888 | 5 | #16,045 |
| 2023 | 303 | #809 | 6 | #14,005 |
| 2022 | 358 | #725 | 9 | #10,645 |
| 2021 | 319 | #777 | 15 | #7,382 |
| 2020 | 301 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 265 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 262 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 215 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 151 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 187 | #1,061 | 5 | #17,363 |
| 2014 | 158 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 132 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 116 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 104 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 79 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 84 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 87 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 68 | #2,040 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 63 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 83 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,259 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 48 | #2,245 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,166 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,639 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,417 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 39 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,311 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,485 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,938 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,987 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,617 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,768 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,109 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,599 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,153 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,612 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,694 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,614 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gatlin reached #725 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #7,382 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.