Is Gauge a boy or girl name?
Gauge is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 30 boys were named Gauge, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,794 US babies named Gauge were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,712
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gauge since 1990
- 4,794
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 327 babies
Boys and girls named Gauge, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | #3,712 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,369 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 47 | #2,763 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 74 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 88 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 93 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 121 | #1,448 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 173 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 213 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 253 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 280 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 319 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 311 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 298 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 297 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 327 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 312 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 198 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 224 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 181 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 162 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 131 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 133 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 102 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 72 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 62 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 53 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 36 | #2,325 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,710 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,151 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,891 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,664 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,080 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,674 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gauge reached #722 in 2009. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.