How Many People Are Named Gaelyn?
An estimated 61 people in the United States have the first name Gaelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Gaelyn peaked in popularity in 1997 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaelyn 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 Gaelyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gaelyn is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
61
About 1 in 5,618,924 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1997
10 births
Total Registered
64
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaelyn
Gaelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 64 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gaelyn as a female name
Ranked #13,239 in 1999
6 female births in 1999
Peak: 1997 (10 births)
Gaelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaelyn span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 43 babies were registered. Gaelyn remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gaelyn by Decade
How has Gaelyn 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.
Gaelyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaelyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaelyn
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaelyn?
We estimate approximately 61 people named Gaelyn 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 5,618,924 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaelyn a common name?
Gaelyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 64 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaelyn most popular?
Gaelyn reached peak popularity in 1997, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaelyn is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaelyn a female name?
Gaelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaelyn Smith, Gaelyn Johnson, Gaelyn 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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