Gatlin Boy
How popular is Gatlin?
#1,026 boy name in 2025
217 baby boys were named Gatlin in the US in 2025, making it the 1026th most popular boy name.
Gatlin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,026 for boys (▼ 138 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 217 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+16% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,061 in 2015, #779 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (359 boys) |
| Highest rank | #725 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1981 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Gatlin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Gatlin family of names ranked #937 for boys in 2025 (#802 the year before), with 223 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gatlin | 217 | 97% |
| Gatlyn | 6 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Gatlin is most popular
Babies named Gatlin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 1.3 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.8 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.8 per 1,000 (77 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.7 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- Indiana: 0.6 per 1,000 (95 boys)
Gatlin by decade
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Questions
- Is Gatlin a boy or girl name?
- Gatlin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Gatlin were boys.
- How popular is the name Gatlin?
- 217 baby boys were named Gatlin in the US in 2025, making it the 1026th most popular boy name.
- When was Gatlin most popular?
- Gatlin peaked in 2022, when 359 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #725 in 2022.
- How many people are named Gatlin?
- 4,511 babies have been named Gatlin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,472 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Gatlin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Gatlin was most common in West Virginia, at 1.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.