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

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Peak · girls
1951 · 2,826 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
61,357
since 1891

Gayle over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201946peak #124, 1951peak #406, 1936girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025——
2024#13,4776—
2023#11,1698—
2022#9,68010—
2021#13,4646—
2020——
2019#15,5395—
2018#12,4647—
2017#9,34111—
2016#10,8599—
2015——
2014#13,0697—
2013——
2012#16,8695—
2011#14,8246—
2010#13,4487—
2009#9,97511—
2008#8,10915—
2007#13,9247—
2006#11,4179—
2005#10,9219—
2004#11,6248—
2003#9,67110—
2002#8,83711—
2001#4,10730—
2000#5,49120—
1999#5,66118—
1998#3,91429—
1997#3,62631—
1996#2,71445—
1995#3,58530—
1994#3,16836—
1993#2,82542—
1992#2,77743—
1991#2,55048—
1990#2,52347—
1989#1,85171#6,2297
1988#1,78870—
1987#1,58179—
1986#1,49483#4,4579
1985#1,35097#3,80511
1984#1,238104#4,9737
1983#1,169112—
1982#988149—
1981#998146#3,85810
1980#1,005145—
1979#940157#4,0689
1978#849174—
1977#862170#2,66516
1976#750193#3,26411
1975#770184#3,6599
1974#600263#3,5589
1973#599263#2,31117
1972#527322#2,32316
1971#458446#2,46415
1970#419535#2,21317
1969#373618#1,86120
1968#346652#2,10915
1967#332695#2,03015
1966#318776#1,25936
1965#281956#1,16342
1964#2711,105#1,58125
1963#2691,108#1,79220
1962#2501,266#1,36733
1961#2291,448#1,23341
1960#2201,493#1,24240
1959#1951,827#99360
1958#1861,947#95663
1957#1732,190#1,00557
1956#1632,287#93464
1955#1462,483#83677
1954#1472,497#85173
1953#1362,666#73595
1952#1352,636#695101
1951#1242,826#688103
1950#1332,368#69597
1949#1372,293#628118
1948#1412,066#602126
1947#1272,485#586134
1946#1411,927#529146
1945#1561,491#540122
1944#1731,233#524135
1943#1681,423#545131
1942#1841,188#626102
1941#1861,007#513132
1940#1771,085#495139
1939#206843#508124
1938#212803#475149
1937#224720#463145
1936#227717#406181
1935#237705#464150
1934#282476#433169
1933#415239#501125
1932#440225#550114
1931#499167#61194
1930#580139#65489
1929#672108#67882
1928#645119#69084
1927#73196#69587
1926#73398#79368
1925#736100#73978
1924#718107#75278
1923#78287#82167
1922#720102#91458
1921#711106#93157
1920#718102#91157
1919#655113#1,06341
1918#632125#86958
1917#605127#84957
1916#659107#80359
1915#72484#96242
1914#77755#1,07328
1913#84039#1,11221
1912#84635#1,05919
1911#1,11316#1,5376
1910#1,17115#1,5895
1909#96118—
1908#1,8626#9469
1907#84020—
1906#1,10112#1,2535
1905#82520—
1904#1,2519#1,0646
1903——
1902#81818—
1901#1,1369—
1900#1,3199#1,0507
1899#93512—
1898#1,09810#8857
1897#98211—
1896#1,1229—
1895#1,4266—
1894#1,1368—
1893#1,4375—
1892——
1891#9439—
1890——
1889——
1888——
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First appearance
1891

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 1946

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Gayle, so not publishedAKMaine: #171 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsMEVermont: #126 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 626 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Gayle, so not publishedNHWashington: #82 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 339 girlsWAIdaho: #52 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 214 girlsIDMontana: #72 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 303 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #80 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 342 girlsNDMinnesota: #74 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 353 girlsMNIllinois: #122 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 651 girlsILWisconsin: #159 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,262 girlsWIMichigan: #107 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 550 girlsMINew York: #177 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 1,133 girlsNYMassachusetts: #131 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 873 girlsMARhode Island: #159 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsRIOregon: #89 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 412 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Gayle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Gayle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #87 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 378 girlsSDIowa: #123 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 680 girlsIAIndiana: #146 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 966 girlsINOhio: #100 for girls · 145 births · 1 in 530 girlsOHPennsylvania: #175 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,196 girlsPANew Jersey: #162 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsNJConnecticut: #156 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 978 girlsCTCalifornia: #124 for girls · 179 births · 1 in 555 girlsCAUtah: #77 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 316 girlsUTColorado: #117 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 530 girlsCONebraska: #94 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 465 girlsNEMissouri: #135 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 797 girlsMOKentucky: #164 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 954 girlsKYWest Virginia: #369 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,372 girlsWVVirginia: #146 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 788 girlsVAMaryland: #173 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,003 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Gayle, so not publishedDEArizona: #146 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 553 girlsAZNew Mexico: #226 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,043 girlsNMKansas: #139 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 754 girlsKSArkansas: #270 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,757 girlsARTennessee: #179 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #233 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,555 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #230 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #222 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsDCOklahoma: #118 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 658 girlsOKLouisiana: #102 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 421 girlsLAMississippi: #286 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,896 girlsMSAlabama: #203 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,143 girlsALGeorgia: #194 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,040 girlsGAHawaii: #138 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 477 girlsHITexas: #182 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 933 girlsTXFlorida: #182 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 937 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#52 · 1 in 214
  2. Montana#72 · 1 in 303
  3. Minnesota#74 · 1 in 353
  4. Utah#77 · 1 in 316
  5. North Dakota#80 · 1 in 342

Best ever in a state: #28 in Hawaii, 1951.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#52241 in 214
Montana#72161 in 303
Minnesota#74841 in 353
Utah#77231 in 316
North Dakota#80181 in 342
Washington#82661 in 339
South Dakota#87151 in 378
Oregon#89311 in 412
Nebraska#94251 in 465
Ohio#1001451 in 530
Louisiana#102721 in 421
Michigan#1071131 in 550
Colorado#117241 in 530
Oklahoma#118331 in 658
Illinois#1221201 in 651
Iowa#123361 in 680
California#1241791 in 555
Vermont#12651 in 626
Massachusetts#131511 in 873
Missouri#135461 in 797
Hawaii#138101 in 477
Kansas#139221 in 754
Arizona#146131 in 553
Indiana#146391 in 966
Virginia#146411 in 788
Connecticut#156181 in 978
Rhode Island#15961 in 1,171
Wisconsin#159261 in 1,262
New Jersey#162381 in 1,090
Kentucky#164341 in 954
Maine#17181 in 1,050
Maryland#173211 in 1,003
Pennsylvania#175831 in 1,196
New York#1771171 in 1,133
Tennessee#179331 in 1,093
Florida#182261 in 937
Texas#182891 in 933
Georgia#194381 in 1,040
Alabama#203311 in 1,143
District of Columbia#22271 in 1,526
New Mexico#22671 in 1,043
South Carolina#230221 in 1,171
North Carolina#233301 in 1,555
Arkansas#270121 in 1,757
Mississippi#286141 in 1,896
West Virginia#36951 in 4,372
Alaska———
Delaware———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
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
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
60 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1891
  • Peaked 1951 at #124 (2,826 births)
  • Births halved by 1962, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 77 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1912–1979
Share of babies · girls
1 in 637
  • Highest: 1 in 637 girls born in 1951 were named Gayle (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 270,032 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 38.7% of all girls named Gayle (23,727) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1909
  • Mostly boys until 1908, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s70#935 (1899)#1,135
1900s121#818 (1902)#1,124
1910s716#605 (1917)#802
1920s1,025#645 (1928)#717
1930s5,034#206 (1939)#332
1940s16,198#127 (1947)#159
1950s23,727#124 (1951)#154
1960s10,117#220 (1960)#289
1970s2,707#419 (1970)#677
1980s1,056#988 (1982)#1,346
1990s369#2,523 (1990)#3,334
2000s130#4,107 (2001)#9,408
2010s57#9,341 (2017)#13,302
2020s30#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 1946

girls
#141
1,927 births · 1 in 815 girls
boys
#529
146 births · 1 in 11,123 boys

Top girls' names in 1946

  1. #1Mary67,471
  2. #2Linda52,710
  3. #3Patricia46,297
  4. #4Barbara45,126
  5. #5Carol34,284
  6. #6Sandra31,692
  7. #7Nancy28,345
  8. #8Susan28,267
  9. #9Sharon27,824
  10. #10Judith22,310
  11. #141Gayle1,927

Top boys' names in 1946

  1. #1James87,438
  2. #2Robert84,136
  3. #3John79,267
  4. #4William60,034
  5. #5Richard58,870
  6. #6David46,444
  7. #7Michael41,194
  8. #8Thomas38,877
  9. #9Charles38,215
  10. #10Ronald31,858
  11. #529Gayle146
More about 1946

girls

1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 815 of them was named Gayle, which outranked 97.5% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gayle
  1. #138Margie1,946
  2. #139Eleanor1,933
  3. #139Ethel1,933
  4. #141Gayle1,927
  5. #142Annette1,919
  6. #143Terry1,917
  7. #144Wilma1,914
Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,830Jacalyn#2,742 → #912
  2. ↑ 914Kimberly#1,621 → #707
  3. ↑ 615Suzette#1,032 → #417
  4. ↑ 538Randi#1,356 → #818
  5. ↑ 528Dayle#1,356 → #828
Fallers
  1. ↓ 335Oma#941 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 324Iola#824 → #1,148
  3. ↓ 324Artie#994 → #1,318
  4. ↓ 303Eartha#954 → #1,257
  5. ↓ 301Willia#830 → #1,131

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 11,123 of them was named Gayle, which outranked 86.8% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gayle
  1. #526Colin148
  2. #527Kendall147
  3. #527Morgan147
  4. #529Gayle146
  5. #529Davis146
  6. #529Dickie146
  7. #529Lon146
  8. #534Buford145
  9. #534Mervin145
  10. #534Shirley145

Tied with 4 names at #529; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 584Zachary#1,536 → #952
  2. ↑ 514Patric#1,494 → #980
  3. ↑ 385Kris#1,296 → #911
  4. ↑ 385Rich#1,296 → #911
  5. ↑ 380Furman#1,270 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Layton#971 → #1,440
  2. ↓ 438Farris#971 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 394Delano#558 → #952
  4. ↓ 312Leopoldo#864 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 290Rosevelt#927 → #1,217

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1946 →