Gaylord
Last seen for girls in 1942 at #4,622 · Last seen for boys in 1998 at #9,631
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1931 · 168 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,086since 1882
Gaylord over time
Rank among boys' names. Gaylord has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1998 | — | #9,631 | 5 | |
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | #8,800 | 5 | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | #8,435 | 5 | |
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | #6,415 | 7 | |
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | — | #4,162 | 11 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,968 | 8 | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | #4,333 | 9 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,215 | 9 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,071 | 14 | |
| 1982 | — | #4,593 | 8 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,858 | 10 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,615 | 11 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,068 | 9 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,157 | 8 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,910 | 14 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,417 | 18 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,205 | 20 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,199 | 19 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,612 | 29 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,721 | 26 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,415 | 36 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,847 | 23 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,680 | 24 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,894 | 18 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,274 | 35 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,613 | 23 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,513 | 26 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,435 | 30 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,255 | 38 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,121 | 47 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,206 | 43 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,252 | 39 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,081 | 51 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,186 | 42 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,005 | 57 | |
| 1956 | — | #831 | 81 | |
| 1955 | — | #921 | 65 | |
| 1954 | — | #892 | 68 | |
| 1953 | — | #765 | 86 | |
| 1952 | — | #660 | 109 | |
| 1951 | — | #726 | 91 | |
| 1950 | — | #706 | 94 | |
| 1949 | — | #621 | 120 | |
| 1948 | — | #636 | 113 | |
| 1947 | — | #624 | 120 | |
| 1946 | — | #592 | 117 | |
| 1945 | — | #554 | 116 | |
| 1944 | — | #551 | 120 | |
| 1943 | — | #515 | 146 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #494 | 155 |
| 1941 | — | #499 | 136 | |
| 1940 | — | #513 | 127 | |
| 1939 | — | #508 | 124 | |
| 1938 | — | #502 | 134 | |
| 1937 | — | #545 | 114 | |
| 1936 | — | #523 | 118 | |
| 1935 | — | #551 | 109 | |
| 1934 | — | #501 | 132 | |
| 1933 | — | #591 | 96 | |
| 1932 | — | #491 | 136 | |
| 1931 | — | #438 | 168 | |
| 1930 | — | #520 | 132 | |
| 1929 | — | #571 | 109 | |
| 1928 | — | #525 | 132 | |
| 1927 | — | #528 | 134 | |
| 1926 | — | #528 | 131 | |
| 1925 | — | #594 | 112 | |
| 1924 | — | #583 | 119 | |
| 1923 | — | #542 | 128 | |
| 1922 | — | #588 | 119 | |
| 1921 | — | #597 | 113 | |
| 1920 | — | #548 | 126 | |
| 1919 | — | #571 | 110 | |
| 1918 | — | #508 | 139 | |
| 1917 | — | #571 | 107 | |
| 1916 | — | #565 | 102 | |
| 1915 | — | #531 | 109 | |
| 1914 | — | #546 | 81 | |
| 1913 | — | #564 | 59 | |
| 1912 | — | #668 | 40 | |
| 1911 | — | #824 | 16 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
| 1909 | — | #574 | 21 | |
| 1908 | — | #613 | 18 | |
| 1907 | — | #664 | 15 | |
| 1906 | — | #798 | 10 | |
| 1905 | — | #741 | 11 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #681 | 10 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Gaylord! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1886, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Gaylord is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Wisconsin#166 · 1 in 1,331
- Iowa#195 · 1 in 1,574
- Ohio#326 · 1 in 5,640
- Missouri#337 · 1 in 4,532
- Illinois#365 · 1 in 6,342
Best ever in a state: #145 in North Dakota, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #166 | 18 | 1 in 1,331 |
| Iowa | #195 | 12 | 1 in 1,574 |
| Ohio | #326 | 9 | 1 in 5,640 |
| Missouri | #337 | 6 | 1 in 4,532 |
| Illinois | #365 | 9 | 1 in 6,342 |
| California | #432 | 7 | 1 in 5,196 |
| Michigan | #433 | 5 | 1 in 8,428 |
| Pennsylvania | #467 | 6 | 1 in 13,389 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gaylord
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1998
- Biggest jump: 199 spots in 1902 (#943 → #744)
- Biggest drop: 285 spots in 1910 (#574 → #859)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1931 at #438 (168 births)
- Births halved by 1954, 23 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1897–1956
- Highest: 1 in 6,188 boys born in 1931 were named Gaylord (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 382,273 boys born in 1998 (0.00%)
- 20.9% of all boys named Gaylord (1,270) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25 | #631 (1887) | #847 |
| 1890s | 44 | #681 (1897) | #846 |
| 1900s | 114 | #574 (1909) | #783 |
| 1910s | 776 | #508 (1918) | #621 |
| 1920s | 1,223 | #525 (1928) | #560 |
| 1930s | 1,263 | #438 (1931) | #517 |
| 1940s | 1,270 | #494 (1942) | #560 |
| 1950s | 744 | #660 (1952) | #877 |
| 1960s | 323 | #1,121 (1962) | #1,424 |
| 1970s | 202 | #1,415 (1971) | #2,455 |
| 1980s | 80 | #3,071 (1983) | #4,102 |
| 1990s | 22 | #6,415 (1990) | #8,320 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gaylord in 1929
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 9,868 of them was named Gaylord, which outranked 87.4% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).