Gay

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Gay is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (7% of births). There have been 19,367 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 17,985 as girls and 1,382 as boys. Gay gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
1982 6
1979 10
1978 8
1977 13
1976 16
1975 30
1974 36
1973 22
1972 65
1971 83
1970 129
1969 133
1968 175
1967 183
1966 244
1965 309
1964 357
1963 389
1962 451
1961 604
1960 638
1959 692
1958 501
1957 597
1956 554
1955 510
1954 657
1953 605
1952 662
1951 576
1950 505
1949 511
1948 511
1947 567
1946 504
1945 426
1944 423
1943 511
1942 416
1941 409
1940 327
1939 373
1938 353
1937 367
1936 350
1935 298
1934 264
1933 253
1932 246
1931 193
1930 190
1929 144
1928 121
1927 110
1926 103
1925 112
1924 88
1923 86
1922 74
1921 81
1920 84
1919 84
1918 79
1917 101
1916 93
1915 81
1914 57
1913 49
1912 39
1911 29
1910 35
1909 26
1908 20
1907 30
1906 20
1905 15
1904 16
1903 24
1902 17
1901 13
1900 18
1899 33
1898 15
1897 18
1896 23
1895 10
1894 24
1893 17
1892 24
1891 18
1890 24
1889 12
1888 22
1887 10
1886 11
1883 5