Gaylen
Girl name · English · Greek · Irish
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #2,329 in 1948
0 babies were named Gaylen in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1938–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryGaylen first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1948, when it reached #2,329.
About the name Gaylen
Gaylen is a girl name of English, Greek and Irish origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-len”. US birth records list Gaylen for girls from 1938 to 1998, in 36 of those 61 years. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked #2,329 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 1998, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:English namesGreek namesIrish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.7 | 370,370 girls |
| 1940s | 6.4 | 156,495 girls |
| 1950s | 6.3 | 159,744 girls |
| 1960s | 3.0 | 332,226 girls |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 1,123,596 girls |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 884,956 girls |
| 1990s | 2.3 | 436,893 girls |
Other spellings of Gaylen
More English girl names
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- Unisex name: Harper · harp player
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- Girl name: Lainey · possibly light
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Questions about the name Gaylen
What is the origin of the name Gaylen?
Gaylen has English, Greek, Irish roots in our records. Other English names include Olivia, Charlotte, Harper.
Is Gaylen a boy or girl name?
Gaylen is a girl name.
How popular is the name Gaylen?
Gaylen is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 1998. It peaked at #2,329 in 1948.