girls:
35 births since 2015
#5681 (1st percentile)
boys:
4k births since 1981
#1948 (58th percentile)
overall:
4k births since 1981
#4330 (44th percentile)
The name Gatlin is the #4,330 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,020 recorded births since 1981. This represents the 44.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 44.0% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,948 (57.5% percentile) for all time with 3,985 births since 1981. For girls, it ranks #5,681 (0.6% percentile) for all time with 35 births since 2015.
Gatlin first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1981 (1981 for boys and 2015 for girls). Birth data for Gatlin is available in 42 out of the 43 years between 1981 and 2023 (42 years for boys and 4 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Gatlin has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 99.1% of all recorded births being male.
For boys, Gatlin reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 35.9% percentile (ranked #593) with 191 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 191 births per million (ranked 35.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2001, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Gatlin ranks #621 for boys (31.9% percentile) with 165 births per million, which is 86.6% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Gatlin reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 1.1% percentile (ranked #926) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 8 births per million (ranked 1.1% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for girls has remained relatively stable. Currently, Gatlin ranks #946 for girls (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 41.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Gatlin".
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