How Many People Are Named Gaylon?
An estimated 2,318 people in the United States have the first name Gaylon. It is predominantly male (94.1%). The average bearer is 64 years old, and Gaylon peaked in popularity in 1950 with 103 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaylon 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 Gaylon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,318
About 1 in 147,866 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.1% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1950
103 births
Total Registered
3,696
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaylon
Gaylon is predominantly male (94.1%), though 218 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Gaylon as a male name
Ranked #12,793 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 1949 (94 births)
Gaylon as a female name
Ranked #8,327 in 1975
6 female births in 1975
Peak: 1952 (14 births)
Gaylon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaylon span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 864 babies were registered. Gaylon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gaylon by Decade
How has Gaylon 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.
Gaylon by State
Birth registrations for Gaylon span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee. The lowest are in Michigan, Kansas, Illinois. On average, about 112 Gaylons were registered per state.
Gaylon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaylon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaylon
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaylon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaylon?
We estimate approximately 2,318 people named Gaylon 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 147,866 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaylon a common name?
Gaylon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,696 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaylon most popular?
Gaylon reached peak popularity in 1950, when 103 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaylon is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaylon a male name?
Gaylon is predominantly male. 94.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaylon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaylon Smith, Gaylon Johnson, Gaylon 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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