Gayle

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Gayle is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (7% of births). There have been 66,309 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 61,358 as girls and 4,951 as boys. Gayle gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1951 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 6
2023 8
2022 10
2021 6
2019 5
2018 7
2017 11
2016 9
2014 7
2012 5
2011 6
2010 7
2009 11
2008 15
2007 7
2006 9
2005 9
2004 8
2003 10
2002 11
2001 30
2000 20
1999 18
1998 29
1997 31
1996 45
1995 30
1994 36
1993 42
1992 43
1991 48
1990 47
1989 78
1988 70
1987 79
1986 92
1985 108
1984 111
1983 112
1982 149
1981 156
1980 145
1979 167
1978 174
1977 186
1976 204
1975 193
1974 272
1973 280
1972 338
1971 461
1970 552
1969 638
1968 667
1967 710
1966 812
1965 998
1964 1,130
1963 1,128
1962 1,299
1961 1,489
1960 1,533
1959 1,886
1958 2,010
1957 2,247
1956 2,351
1955 2,560
1954 2,571
1953 2,761
1952 2,737
1951 2,929
1950 2,465
1949 2,411
1948 2,192
1947 2,619
1946 2,073
1945 1,613
1944 1,368
1943 1,554
1942 1,290
1941 1,139
1940 1,224
1939 967
1938 952
1937 865
1936 898
1935 855
1934 645
1933 364
1932 339
1931 261
1930 228
1929 190
1928 203
1927 183
1926 166
1925 178
1924 185
1923 154
1922 160
1921 163
1920 159
1919 154
1918 183
1917 184
1916 166
1915 126
1914 83
1913 60
1912 54
1911 22
1910 20
1909 18
1908 15
1907 20
1906 17
1905 20
1904 15
1902 18
1901 9
1900 16
1899 12
1898 17
1897 11
1896 9
1895 6
1894 8
1893 5
1891 9