Gayle
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,229
Given to girls 92.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1951 · 2,826 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 61,357since 1891
Gayle over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | — | |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 | — | |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | — | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | — | |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | — | |
| 2017 | #9,341 | 11 | — | |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | — | |
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | — | |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | — | |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | — | |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | — | |
| 2008 | #8,109 | 15 | — | |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | — | |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | — | |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | — | |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | — | |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,107 | 30 | — | |
| 2000 | #5,491 | 20 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,661 | 18 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,914 | 29 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,626 | 31 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,714 | 45 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,585 | 30 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,168 | 36 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,825 | 42 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,777 | 43 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,550 | 48 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,523 | 47 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,851 | 71 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #1,788 | 70 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,581 | 79 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,494 | 83 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1985 | #1,350 | 97 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #1,238 | 104 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #1,169 | 112 | — | |
| 1982 | #988 | 149 | — | |
| 1981 | #998 | 146 | #3,858 | 10 |
| 1980 | #1,005 | 145 | — | |
| 1979 | #940 | 157 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #849 | 174 | — | |
| 1977 | #862 | 170 | #2,665 | 16 |
| 1976 | #750 | 193 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #770 | 184 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #600 | 263 | #3,558 | 9 |
| 1973 | #599 | 263 | #2,311 | 17 |
| 1972 | #527 | 322 | #2,323 | 16 |
| 1971 | #458 | 446 | #2,464 | 15 |
| 1970 | #419 | 535 | #2,213 | 17 |
| 1969 | #373 | 618 | #1,861 | 20 |
| 1968 | #346 | 652 | #2,109 | 15 |
| 1967 | #332 | 695 | #2,030 | 15 |
| 1966 | #318 | 776 | #1,259 | 36 |
| 1965 | #281 | 956 | #1,163 | 42 |
| 1964 | #271 | 1,105 | #1,581 | 25 |
| 1963 | #269 | 1,108 | #1,792 | 20 |
| 1962 | #250 | 1,266 | #1,367 | 33 |
| 1961 | #229 | 1,448 | #1,233 | 41 |
| 1960 | #220 | 1,493 | #1,242 | 40 |
| 1959 | #195 | 1,827 | #993 | 60 |
| 1958 | #186 | 1,947 | #956 | 63 |
| 1957 | #173 | 2,190 | #1,005 | 57 |
| 1956 | #163 | 2,287 | #934 | 64 |
| 1955 | #146 | 2,483 | #836 | 77 |
| 1954 | #147 | 2,497 | #851 | 73 |
| 1953 | #136 | 2,666 | #735 | 95 |
| 1952 | #135 | 2,636 | #695 | 101 |
| 1951 | #124 | 2,826 | #688 | 103 |
| 1950 | #133 | 2,368 | #695 | 97 |
| 1949 | #137 | 2,293 | #628 | 118 |
| 1948 | #141 | 2,066 | #602 | 126 |
| 1947 | #127 | 2,485 | #586 | 134 |
| 1946 | #141 | 1,927 | #529 | 146 |
| 1945 | #156 | 1,491 | #540 | 122 |
| 1944 | #173 | 1,233 | #524 | 135 |
| 1943 | #168 | 1,423 | #545 | 131 |
| 1942 | #184 | 1,188 | #626 | 102 |
| 1941 | #186 | 1,007 | #513 | 132 |
| 1940 | #177 | 1,085 | #495 | 139 |
| 1939 | #206 | 843 | #508 | 124 |
| 1938 | #212 | 803 | #475 | 149 |
| 1937 | #224 | 720 | #463 | 145 |
| 1936 | #227 | 717 | #406 | 181 |
| 1935 | #237 | 705 | #464 | 150 |
| 1934 | #282 | 476 | #433 | 169 |
| 1933 | #415 | 239 | #501 | 125 |
| 1932 | #440 | 225 | #550 | 114 |
| 1931 | #499 | 167 | #611 | 94 |
| 1930 | #580 | 139 | #654 | 89 |
| 1929 | #672 | 108 | #678 | 82 |
| 1928 | #645 | 119 | #690 | 84 |
| 1927 | #731 | 96 | #695 | 87 |
| 1926 | #733 | 98 | #793 | 68 |
| 1925 | #736 | 100 | #739 | 78 |
| 1924 | #718 | 107 | #752 | 78 |
| 1923 | #782 | 87 | #821 | 67 |
| 1922 | #720 | 102 | #914 | 58 |
| 1921 | #711 | 106 | #931 | 57 |
| 1920 | #718 | 102 | #911 | 57 |
| 1919 | #655 | 113 | #1,063 | 41 |
| 1918 | #632 | 125 | #869 | 58 |
| 1917 | #605 | 127 | #849 | 57 |
| 1916 | #659 | 107 | #803 | 59 |
| 1915 | #724 | 84 | #962 | 42 |
| 1914 | #777 | 55 | #1,073 | 28 |
| 1913 | #840 | 39 | #1,112 | 21 |
| 1912 | #846 | 35 | #1,059 | 19 |
| 1911 | #1,113 | 16 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,171 | 15 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #961 | 18 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #946 | 9 |
| 1907 | #840 | 20 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,101 | 12 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #825 | 20 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | #818 | 18 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 | #885 | 7 |
| 1897 | #982 | 11 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Gayle! It came in at #943, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1892–1893, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Gayle is popular in 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#207 · 1 in 1,025
- Iowa#266 · 1 in 2,283
- Minnesota#306 · 1 in 2,975
- Wisconsin#377 · 1 in 5,198
- Indiana#379 · 1 in 4,602
Best ever in a state: #28 in Hawaii, 1951.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #207 | 5 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Iowa | #266 | 10 | 1 in 2,283 |
| Minnesota | #306 | 8 | 1 in 2,975 |
| Wisconsin | #377 | 5 | 1 in 5,198 |
| Indiana | #379 | 6 | 1 in 4,602 |
| Pennsylvania | #432 | 12 | 1 in 8,375 |
| California | #494 | 6 | 1 in 5,080 |
| Michigan | #498 | 5 | 1 in 7,866 |
| Illinois | #630 | 5 | 1 in 12,223 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
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| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gayle
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 901 spots in 1909 (#1,862 → #961)
- Biggest drop: 1,022 spots in 1908 (#840 → #1,862)
- Debuted 1891
- Peaked 1951 at #124 (2,826 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1912–1979
- Highest: 1 in 637 girls born in 1951 were named Gayle (0.16%)
- Latest: 1 in 270,032 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
- 38.7% of all girls named Gayle (23,727) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1908, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 70 | #935 (1899) | #1,135 |
| 1900s | 121 | #818 (1902) | #1,124 |
| 1910s | 716 | #605 (1917) | #802 |
| 1920s | 1,025 | #645 (1928) | #717 |
| 1930s | 5,034 | #206 (1939) | #332 |
| 1940s | 16,198 | #127 (1947) | #159 |
| 1950s | 23,727 | #124 (1951) | #154 |
| 1960s | 10,117 | #220 (1960) | #289 |
| 1970s | 2,707 | #419 (1970) | #677 |
| 1980s | 1,056 | #988 (1982) | #1,346 |
| 1990s | 369 | #2,523 (1990) | #3,334 |
| 2000s | 130 | #4,107 (2001) | #9,408 |
| 2010s | 57 | #9,341 (2017) | #13,302 |
| 2020s | 30 | #9,680 (2022) | #11,948 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gayle in 1921
Top girls' names in 1921
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
girls
1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 11,633 of them was named Gayle, which outranked 87.9% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 19,324 of them was named Gayle, which outranked 81.3% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).