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Origin & history of Gaines1
English roots
Gaines comes from the English tradition, meaning Trickery.
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How popular is Gaines?
1915
peak year
Today, Gaines is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4763), with only about 22 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1915, 32 babies were given the name (ranked #1149 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Gaines has been declining in recent years. In all, around 1,698 babies have been registered as Gaines since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
32
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,149)
(ranked #1,149)
22
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
220
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,698
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Gaines1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
G7
A1
I9
N5
E5
S1
Sum: 28 → Life path 1
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Personality of Gaines🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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