Is Gaylan a boy or girl name?

Gaylan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 527 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 8.7% were girls and 91.3% were boys.

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Gaylan

Recorded 1924–1995 · United States

Gaylan was most popular in 1952, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,682 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 527 people named Gaylan.

Gaylan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gaylan’s peak in 1952. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gaylan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gaylan is mostly a boy’s name — 8.7% of the 527 Americans given it were girls and 91.3% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org