Gaylyn

GAY-lihn /ˈɡeɪlɪn/
girl 2 syllables fading

Gaylyn is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Gaylyn is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1997. Gaylyn was first reported in SSA data in 1943 and peaked in 1962 (21 births).

About the name Gaylyn

PronunciationGAY-lihn /ˈɡeɪlɪn/
21peak births 1962
1943first in SSA data

Names similar to Gaylyn

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How popular is Gaylyn?

Girls named Gaylyn
1943195019601970198019901997
Girls named Gaylyn per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1943–1997 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1997) 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

Gaylyn total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19975—#14,500
19935—#14,247
19806—#9,460
19758—#6,704
19728—#6,137
19707—#6,565
19699—#5,173
19685—#7,371
19679—#4,733
196610—#4,287
19659—#4,611
196415—#3,422
196312—#3,870
196221—#2,686
196114—#3,511
196016—#3,134
195913—#3,500
19588—#4,645
195713—#3,374
195611—#3,768
19557—#4,886
195410—#3,812
195315—#2,856
19528—#4,244
19517—#4,526
195012—#3,119
19499—#3,715
19487—#4,331
194713—#2,954
19455—#4,795
19436—#4,368
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