Is Gaylon a boy or girl name?
Gaylon was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 5.9% of the 3,696 US babies named Gaylon were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gaylon since 1912
- 3,696
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 103 babies
Boys and girls named Gaylon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 207 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 448 | 20 | 4.3% |
| 1940s | 727 | 58 | 7.4% |
| 1950s | 788 | 76 | 8.8% |
| 1960s | 522 | 58 | 10% |
| 1970s | 338 | 6 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,793 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,530 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,133 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,539 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,957 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,999 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,236 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,049 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,154 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,485 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,067 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,402 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,640 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,619 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,539 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,507 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,879 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,047 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,724 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,713 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,059 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,718 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,155 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,699 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,710 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,226 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,076 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 35 | #1,518 | 6 | #8,327 |
| 1974 | 22 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 40 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 44 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 50 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 41 | #1,239 | 5 | #7,841 |
| 1968 | 47 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 39 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 43 | #1,142 | 9 | #4,614 |
| 1965 | 50 | #1,047 | 9 | #4,610 |
| 1964 | 49 | #1,087 | 6 | #6,253 |
| 1963 | 63 | #950 | 5 | #6,950 |
| 1962 | 68 | #921 | 9 | #4,650 |
| 1961 | 54 | #1,062 | 9 | #4,653 |
| 1960 | 68 | #919 | 6 | #5,928 |
| 1959 | 79 | #854 | 9 | #4,415 |
| 1958 | 81 | #840 | 5 | #6,400 |
| 1957 | 61 | #975 | 6 | #5,626 |
| 1956 | 82 | #825 | 7 | #4,999 |
| 1955 | 78 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 87 | #766 | 9 | #4,073 |
| 1953 | 75 | #831 | 9 | #4,043 |
| 1952 | 63 | #888 | 14 | #2,964 |
| 1951 | 89 | #737 | 7 | #4,525 |
| 1950 | 93 | #712 | 10 | #3,511 |
| 1949 | 94 | #711 | 8 | #4,001 |
| 1948 | 75 | #790 | 9 | #3,690 |
| 1947 | 83 | #756 | 7 | #4,493 |
| 1946 | 77 | #755 | 7 | #4,142 |
| 1945 | 48 | #929 | 5 | #4,795 |
| 1944 | 61 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 74 | #757 | 6 | #4,367 |
| 1942 | 67 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 67 | #759 | 10 | #2,911 |
| 1940 | 81 | #673 | 6 | #4,030 |
| 1939 | 51 | #862 | 5 | #4,484 |
| 1938 | 63 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 52 | #849 | 10 | #2,810 |
| 1936 | 61 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 52 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 42 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,109 | 5 | #4,455 |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 29 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 34 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 30 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,545 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,202 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,821 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,997 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,678 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gaylon reached #673 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #2,810 in 1937. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gaylon
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.