How Many People Are Named Gaines?
An estimated 896 people in the United States have the first name Gaines. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Gaines peaked in popularity in 1915 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaines 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 Gaines paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
896
About 1 in 382,538 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1915
32 births
Total Registered
1,698
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaines
Gaines is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,698 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gaines as a male name
Ranked #6,561 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (32 births)
Gaines: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaines span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 239 babies were registered. While Gaines is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gaines by Decade
How has Gaines 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.
Gaines by State
Birth registrations for Gaines span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee. The lowest are in Kentucky, Mississippi, Texas. On average, about 42 Gainess were registered per state.
Gaines + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaines as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaines
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaines: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaines?
We estimate approximately 896 people named Gaines 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 382,538 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaines a common name?
Gaines is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,698 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaines most popular?
Gaines reached peak popularity in 1915, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaines is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaines a male name?
Gaines is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaines Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaines Smith, Gaines Johnson, Gaines 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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