How Many People Are Named Gaylee?
An estimated 36 people in the United States have the first name Gaylee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Gaylee peaked in popularity in 1947 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaylee 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 Gaylee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Gaylee is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
- Gaylee is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
36
About 1 in 9,520,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1947
8 births
Total Registered
56
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaylee
Gaylee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 56 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gaylee as a female name
Ranked #8,851 in 1973
5 female births in 1973
Peak: 1947 (8 births)
Gaylee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaylee span from the 1930s to the 1970s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 19 babies were registered. Gaylee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gaylee by Decade
How has Gaylee 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.
Gaylee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaylee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaylee
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaylee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaylee?
We estimate approximately 36 people named Gaylee 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 9,520,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaylee a common name?
Gaylee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 49.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 56 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaylee most popular?
Gaylee reached peak popularity in 1947, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaylee is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaylee a female name?
Gaylee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaylee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaylee Smith, Gaylee Johnson, Gaylee 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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