Gaylord is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Gaylord means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Gaylord across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Gaylord has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Gaylord is a boy name of French origin meaning “lively, high-spirited”. A surname from Old French gaillard, used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,091 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Gaylord per year, United States (1882 to 1998). United States peaked in 1931 (168/yr).
Gaylord has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1931, when it ranked #915 nationally (given to 168 babies that year).
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