How Many People Are Named Gaylene?
An estimated 1,717 people in the United States have the first name Gaylene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Gaylene peaked in popularity in 1956 with 118 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaylene 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 Gaylene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Gaylene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
1,717
About 1 in 199,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1956
118 births
Total Registered
2,570
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaylene
Gaylene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,570 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gaylene as a female name
Ranked #14,190 in 1995
5 female births in 1995
Peak: 1956 (118 births)
Gaylene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaylene span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 896 babies were registered. Gaylene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gaylene by Decade
How has Gaylene 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.
Gaylene by State
Birth registrations for Gaylene span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Utah, Nebraska. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan. On average, about 64 Gaylenes were registered per state.
Gaylene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaylene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaylene
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaylene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaylene?
We estimate approximately 1,717 people named Gaylene 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 199,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaylene a common name?
Gaylene is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,570 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaylene most popular?
Gaylene reached peak popularity in 1956, when 118 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaylene is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaylene a female name?
Gaylene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaylene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaylene Smith, Gaylene Johnson, Gaylene 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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