Gaelen

GAY-luhn /ˈɡeɪlən/
boy 2 syllables fading

Gaelen is a very rare variant of Galen that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.

Gaelen is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2008. Gaelen was first reported in SSA data in 1967 and peaked in 1996 (14 births).

About the name Gaelen

PronunciationGAY-luhn /ˈɡeɪlən/

Names similar to Gaelen

How popular is Gaelen?

Boys named Gaelen
1982198519901995200020052008
Boys named Gaelen per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1967–2008 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2008) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Gaelen
196719701980199020002006
Girls named Gaelen per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1967–2008 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2008) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Gaelen total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
200877—#10,227
200655#18,076—
200466—#10,404
200355—#11,466
200266—#9,780
200166—#9,675
200099—#7,016
199955—#10,462
19981111—#5,595
199714—#11,227#7,553
199614——#4,460
199513——#4,609
199412——#4,893
19916——#7,585
19909——#5,523
19897——#6,453
19879——#4,688
19866——#6,197
19857——#5,344
19836——#5,717
19825——#6,690
19676—#6,276—