Gaylene
Gaylene is a girl's name of English origin.
Meaning
Joyful or cheerful, combined with the feminine suffix -lene.
Origin and history
Gaylene is a modern English combination name, created by blending the word or name Gay with the popular feminine suffix -lene. It gained modest popularity in the United States during the mid-to-late 20th century. Today, it is an uncommon classic name that is rarely given to newborns.
Popularity in the United States
2,570 babies in the United States have been named Gaylene since 1880. It ranks #3482 all-time.
States where it is most popular
- CA (36.6 %)
- UT (18.9 %)
- NE (8.7 %)
- KS (7.1 %)
- TX (6 %)
Trends by decade
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880-1890 | 0 |
| 1890-1900 | 0 |
| 1900-1910 | 0 |
| 1910-1920 | 0 |
| 1920-1930 | 0 |
| 1930-1940 | 207 |
| 1940-1950 | 496 |
| 1950-1960 | 896 |
| 1960-1970 | 716 |
| 1970-1980 | 215 |
| 1980-1990 | 30 |
| 1990-2000 | 10 |
| 2000-2010 | 0 |
| 2010-2019 | 0 |
| 2020-2029 | 0 |
Nicknames
Gay, Gayle
Fun facts
- Gaylene emerged during the mid-20th century trend of suffixing traditional or vocabulary names with '-lene' or '-leen'.
- The name reached its highest frequency in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s before steadily declining.