Is Gaylord a boy or girl name?
Gaylord was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 6,091 US babies named Gaylord were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gaylord since 1882
- 6,091
- Most popular year
- 1931
- 168 babies
Boys and girls named Gaylord, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 776 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,223 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,263 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,270 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 744 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 323 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 202 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 80 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 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 | 0 | – | 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 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,158 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,299 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,884 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,675 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,270 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,127 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,447 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,326 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,128 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,747 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,944 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,702 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,187 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,291 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,961 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,454 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,240 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,222 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,865 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,917 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 35 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 30 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 38 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 47 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 43 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 51 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 42 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 57 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 81 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 65 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 68 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 86 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 109 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 91 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 94 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 120 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 113 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 120 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 117 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 116 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 120 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 146 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 155 | #495 | 5 | #4,880 |
| 1941 | 136 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 127 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 124 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 134 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 114 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 118 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 109 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 132 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 96 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 136 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 168 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 132 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 109 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 132 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 134 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 131 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 112 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 119 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 128 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 119 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 113 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 126 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 110 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 139 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 107 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 102 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 109 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 81 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 59 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 40 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 16 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 21 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 18 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 15 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 10 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 11 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 10 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #995 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gaylord reached #438 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #4,880 in 1942. 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 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gaylord
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.