Is Gaylon a boy or girl name?

Gaylon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,696 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.9% were girls and 94.1% were boys.

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Gaylon

Recorded 1912–2018 · United States

Gaylon was most popular in 1950, when 103 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,506 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,696 people named Gaylon.

Gaylon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gaylon’s peak in 1950. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gaylon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gaylon is mostly a boy’s name — 5.9% of the 3,696 Americans given it were girls and 94.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Gaylon

Where Gaylon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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