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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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——
1887——
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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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Gayle, so not publishedAKMaine: #129 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 534 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Gayle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #150 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 765 girlsNHWashington: #150 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 662 girlsWAIdaho: #121 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 449 girlsIDMontana: #87 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 328 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #125 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 474 girlsNDMinnesota: #119 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 517 girlsMNIllinois: #148 for girls · 145 births · 1 in 733 girlsILWisconsin: #163 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 942 girlsWIMichigan: #133 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 630 girlsMINew York: #239 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsNYMassachusetts: #141 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 800 girlsMARhode Island: #131 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 731 girlsRIOregon: #119 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 507 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Gayle, so not publishedNVWyoming: #129 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 455 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #106 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 392 girlsSDIowa: #167 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 833 girlsIAIndiana: #169 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 934 girlsINOhio: #160 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 797 girlsOHPennsylvania: #205 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsPANew Jersey: #260 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,915 girlsNJConnecticut: #129 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 639 girlsCTCalifornia: #174 for girls · 199 births · 1 in 819 girlsCAUtah: #158 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 688 girlsUTColorado: #162 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 714 girlsCONebraska: #195 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,067 girlsNEMissouri: #156 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 795 girlsMOKentucky: #180 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsKYWest Virginia: #411 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,866 girlsWVVirginia: #196 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,167 girlsVAMaryland: #242 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsMDDelaware: #179 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 917 girlsDEArizona: #232 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,003 girlsAZNew Mexico: #283 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsNMKansas: #164 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 779 girlsKSArkansas: #299 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsARTennessee: #264 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,929 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #320 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,343 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #231 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,342 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #185 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 965 girlsDCOklahoma: #205 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsOKLouisiana: #176 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 914 girlsLAMississippi: #285 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsMSAlabama: #297 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,999 girlsALGeorgia: #331 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,375 girlsGAHawaii: #57 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 227 girlsHITexas: #255 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,353 girlsTXFlorida: #231 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#57 · 1 in 227
  2. Montana#87 · 1 in 328
  3. South Dakota#106 · 1 in 392
  4. Oregon#119 · 1 in 507
  5. Minnesota#119 · 1 in 517

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#57261 in 227
Montana#87201 in 328
South Dakota#106181 in 392
Minnesota#119731 in 517
Oregon#119301 in 507
Idaho#121141 in 449
North Dakota#125141 in 474
Connecticut#129381 in 639
Maine#129181 in 534
Wyoming#12961 in 455
Rhode Island#131111 in 731
Michigan#1331461 in 630
Massachusetts#141671 in 800
Illinois#1481451 in 733
New Hampshire#15071 in 765
Washington#150431 in 662
Missouri#156561 in 795
Utah#158151 in 688
Ohio#1601341 in 797
Colorado#162261 in 714
Wisconsin#163461 in 942
Kansas#164271 in 779
Iowa#167331 in 833
Indiana#169541 in 934
California#1741991 in 819
Louisiana#176431 in 914
Delaware#17951 in 917
Kentucky#180321 in 1,028
District of Columbia#185141 in 965
Nebraska#195131 in 1,067
Virginia#196351 in 1,167
Oklahoma#205181 in 1,184
Pennsylvania#205851 in 1,364
Florida#231341 in 1,396
South Carolina#231201 in 1,342
Arizona#232141 in 1,003
New York#2391161 in 1,462
Maryland#242181 in 1,667
Texas#255831 in 1,353
New Jersey#260301 in 1,915
Tennessee#264191 in 1,929
New Mexico#28381 in 1,439
Mississippi#285151 in 1,687
Alabama#297181 in 1,999
Arkansas#29991 in 1,991
North Carolina#320211 in 2,343
Georgia#331191 in 2,375
West Virginia#41151 in 3,866
Alaska———
Nevada———
Vermont———

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 1958

girls
#186
1,947 births · 1 in 1,033 girls
boys
#956
63 births · 1 in 33,689 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #186Gayle1,947

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #956Gayle63
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,033 of them was named Gayle, which outranked 97.4% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gayle
  1. #183Constance2,000
  2. #184Sara1,991
  3. #185Marlene1,964
  4. #186Gayle1,947
  5. #187Heidi1,946
  6. #188Teri1,882
  7. #189Rosa1,862
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 33,689 of them was named Gayle, which outranked 78.8% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gayle
  1. #950Genaro64
  2. #950Lacy64
  3. #950Malcom64
  4. #956Gayle63
  5. #956Abe63
  6. #956Arnulfo63
  7. #956Augustus63
  8. #962Daryle62
  9. #962Diane62
  10. #962Diego62

Tied with 5 names at #956; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →