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Gatlin

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Gatlin is ranked 888th among boys in 2024 (266 births). Its best rank was 725th, in 2022.

Rank in 2024
#888down 79 from 2023
Births in 2024
2660.02% of boys
Peak year
2022358 births
Best rank
#725in 2022
Since 1981
4,251people given the name
Babies named Gatlin, by year of birthboys
012525037550018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

4,251 boys have been named Gatlin in the United States since 1981, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 358 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2017, and the 2010s alone account for 39%. It has spent 8 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
#1#250#500#750#100018801900192019401960198020002020

By decade

Decadeboys named Gatlin
1980s74
1990s349
2000s612
2010s1,669
2020s1,547

In 2022, its biggest year

Gatlin was the 725th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2022 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2022.

Names that rose and fell with Gatlin

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.