How Many People Are Named Gailon?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Gailon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 87 years old, and Gailon peaked in popularity in 1932 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gailon 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 Gailon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 87, Gailon is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1949.
- Gailon is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
87
years old
Peak Year
1932
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gailon
Gailon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 15 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gailon as a male name
Ranked #3,931 in 1952
5 male births in 1952
Peak: 1932 (5 births)
Gailon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gailon span from the 1930s to the 1950s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 10 babies were registered. While Gailon is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gailon by Decade
How has Gailon 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.
Gailon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gailon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gailon
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gailon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gailon?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Gailon 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Gailon a common name?
Gailon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gailon most popular?
Gailon reached peak popularity in 1932, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gailon is approximately 87 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gailon a male name?
Gailon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gailon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gailon Smith, Gailon Johnson, Gailon 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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