Is Gayla a boy or girl name?
Gayla was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 10,844 US babies named Gayla were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gayla since 1921
- 10,844
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 617 babies
Boys and girls named Gayla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 320 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,352 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,917 | 100% |
| 1960s | 6 | 3,330 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,200 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 387 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 221 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,242 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,562 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,779 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,350 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,994 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,464 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,470 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,891 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,207 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,008 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,889 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,052 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,360 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,697 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,819 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,062 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,584 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,051 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,044 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,280 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,252 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,167 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,302 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,963 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,801 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,282 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,062 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,166 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,200 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,685 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,547 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,179 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,312 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,131 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,189 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,001 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 140 | #898 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 193 | #760 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 227 | #690 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 235 | #652 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 252 | #607 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 264 | #588 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 309 | #536 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 333 | #523 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 355 | #521 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 353 | #517 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 370 | #502 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,787 | 460 | #456 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 399 | #489 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 421 | #473 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 373 | #497 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 390 | #482 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 397 | #466 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 432 | #425 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 617 | #345 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 481 | #388 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 287 | #496 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 282 | #489 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 237 | #538 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 276 | #483 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 224 | #554 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 213 | #583 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 168 | #612 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 88 | #805 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 78 | #865 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 80 | #871 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 92 | #794 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 75 | #840 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 58 | #946 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 63 | #884 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 67 | #862 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 56 | #923 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 48 | #995 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,490 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,341 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,861 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,067 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,326 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,234 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,229 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,925 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,673 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,697 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,177 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gayla reached #3,787 in 1961. As a girl name, it reached #345 in 1954. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gayla
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.