Gaylord is a boy's name of French origin meaning “joyful.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Gaylord belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “joyful” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gaylord first appears in Social Security records in 1882. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #438 in 1931, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 6,086 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gaylord means “joyful” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gaylord is a boy name.
Gaylord comes from the French tradition.
Gaylord first appears in US records in 1882. Its best-ever ranking was #438 in 1931, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gaylord is pronounced /ˈɡeɪˌlɔːd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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