Gaylan is a rare variant of Galen that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.
Gaylan is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1995. Gaylan first appears in 1924 and peaked in 1952 (31 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8 | — | — | #6,594 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #5,905 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,766 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | — | #4,851 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,629 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | — | #3,466 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | — | #3,624 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | — | #2,933 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | — | #2,847 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | — | #3,341 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | — | #3,354 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | — | #2,932 |
| 1963 | 18 | — | #6,100 | #2,457 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | — | #2,737 |
| 1961 | 15 | — | — | #2,175 |
| 1960 | 19 | — | #6,674 | #2,253 |
| 1959 | 20 | — | — | #1,826 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | — | #2,903 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | — | #2,124 |
| 1956 | 13 | — | — | #2,314 |
| 1955 | 22 | — | #6,153 | #1,925 |
| 1954 | 18 | — | #6,034 | #2,242 |
| 1953 | 17 | — | #5,255 | #2,440 |
| 1952 | 37 | — | #5,119 | #1,356 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | — | #2,177 |
| 1950 | 28 | — | #4,077 | #1,672 |
| 1949 | 21 | — | — | #1,637 |
| 1948 | 23 | — | #5,522 | #1,781 |
| 1947 | 11 | — | — | #2,420 |
| 1946 | 13 | — | — | #2,069 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | — | #2,639 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | — | #2,240 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,725 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,345 |
| 1941 | 14 | — | — | #1,938 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | — | #2,022 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | — | #2,516 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,732 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | — | #2,722 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,792 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,433 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | — | #2,825 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | — | #3,212 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | — | #4,605 |