Gatlin
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 215 babies a year in the US.
How Gatlin has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2017 | #964 |
| 2018 | #847 |
| 2019 | #847 |
| 2020 | #779 |
| 2021 | #777 |
| 2022 | #724 |
| 2023 | #805 |
| 2024 | #888 |
Gatlin by the numbers
Gatlin was given to 215 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Gatlin
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gatlin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Gatlin
Names that are said the same way as Gatlin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Gatlynn13 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Gatlin
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