How Many People Are Named Gaelan?
An estimated 127 people in the United States have the first name Gaelan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Gaelan peaked in popularity in 1988 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaelan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gaelan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
127
About 1 in 2,698,853 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1988
13 births
Total Registered
131
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaelan
Gaelan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 131 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gaelan as a male name
Ranked #12,677 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 1988 (13 births)
Gaelan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaelan span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 58 babies were registered. Gaelan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gaelan by Decade
How has Gaelan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gaelan by State
Gaelan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaelan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gaelan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaelan?
We estimate approximately 127 people named Gaelan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,698,853 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaelan a common name?
Gaelan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 131 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaelan most popular?
Gaelan reached peak popularity in 1988, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaelan is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaelan a male name?
Gaelan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaelan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaelan Smith, Gaelan Johnson, Gaelan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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