Given name & surname
Gaylard
“one who is high-spirited”
Gaylard is a variant of Gaylord. One French interpretation is “one who is high-spirited.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gaylard is a variant of Gaylord. One French interpretation is “one who is high-spirited.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gaylard is a variant of Gaylord. A possible origin is French, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gaylard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 27 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1947. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 100 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gaylard’s family of names
Gaylard has a related form in Gaylord.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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