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Unisex name

Gaylin

42% girls, 58% boys · last recorded 1993

Gaylin has been given to about 191 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1958, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 146
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gaylin per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1958 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time191

How popular is Gaylin?

Its best year was 1958, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 5637th. The typical living American called Gaylin is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Gaylin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaylin0.88
  2. Jaylin0.88
  3. Aylin0.88
  4. Gatlin0.88
  5. Braylin0.79
  6. Marylin0.79
  7. Gavin0.75
  8. Marlin0.75

Middle names for Gaylin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gaylin Anne0.81
  2. Gaylin Eve0.80
  3. Gaylin Elizabeth0.78
  4. Gaylin Catherine0.78
  5. Gaylin Josephine0.78
  6. Gaylin Rose0.77

Sibling names for Gaylin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.58
  2. Dennisbrother · 0.53
  3. Brucebrother · 0.53
  4. Laurelsister · 0.52
  5. Dannybrother · 0.52
  6. Ramonasister · 0.50

Where Gaylin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gaylin Anderson0.77
    2. Gaylin Reyes0.72
    3. Gaylin Moore0.72
    4. Gaylin Lee0.72
    5. Gaylin Hall0.72
    6. Gaylin Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gaylin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.