Gatlin is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2022 and remains in steady use.
Gatlin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,026 for boy births in the United States (and #2,100 across all names), given to 217 babies. Gatlin first appears in 1981 and peaked in 2022 (359 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 217 | 217 | — | #1,026 |
| 2024 | 272 | 272 | #16,104 | #889 |
| 2023 | 309 | 309 | #14,020 | #809 |
| 2022 | 368 | 368 | #10,652 | #725 |
| 2021 | 334 | 334 | #7,388 | #777 |
| 2020 | 301 | 301 | — | #779 |
| 2019 | 265 | 265 | — | #847 |
| 2018 | 262 | 262 | — | #847 |
| 2017 | 215 | 215 | — | #965 |
| 2016 | 151 | 151 | — | #1,238 |
| 2015 | 192 | 192 | #17,365 | #1,061 |
| 2014 | 159 | 159 | — | #1,175 |
| 2013 | 132 | 132 | — | #1,310 |
| 2012 | 116 | 116 | — | #1,433 |
| 2011 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,528 |
| 2010 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,841 |
| 2009 | 84 | 84 | — | #1,792 |
| 2008 | 87 | 87 | — | #1,746 |
| 2007 | 68 | 68 | — | #2,041 |
| 2006 | 63 | 63 | — | #2,087 |
| 2005 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,641 |
| 2004 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,259 |
| 2003 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,245 |
| 2002 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,166 |
| 2001 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,639 |
| 2000 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,267 |
| 1999 | 37 | 37 | — | #2,417 |
| 1998 | 34 | 34 | — | #2,517 |
| 1997 | 39 | — | — | #2,209 |
| 1996 | 55 | — | — | #1,716 |
| 1995 | 36 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | — | #2,799 |
| 1993 | 33 | — | — | #2,311 |
| 1992 | 29 | — | — | #2,485 |
| 1991 | 22 | — | — | #2,939 |
| 1990 | 38 | — | — | #1,987 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | — | #4,618 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | — | #3,997 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | — | #2,993 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | — | #4,598 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | — | #4,155 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #6,613 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #6,693 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #6,613 |