Is Gayle a boy or girl name?
Gayle was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 92.5% of the 66,309 US babies named Gayle were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,005
- Babies named Gayle since 1891
- 66,309
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 2,929 babies
Boys and girls named Gayle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | 70 | 90.9% |
| 1900s | 27 | 121 | 81.8% |
| 1910s | 336 | 716 | 68.1% |
| 1920s | 716 | 1,025 | 58.9% |
| 1930s | 1,340 | 5,034 | 79% |
| 1940s | 1,285 | 16,198 | 92.7% |
| 1950s | 790 | 23,727 | 96.8% |
| 1960s | 287 | 10,117 | 97.2% |
| 1970s | 119 | 2,708 | 95.8% |
| 1980s | 44 | 1,056 | 96% |
| 1990s | 0 | 369 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 130 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 57 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,005 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,526 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,934 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,067 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,357 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,927 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,531 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,168 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,541 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,767 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,474 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,959 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,211 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,262 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,417 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,772 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,205 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,989 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,919 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,054 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,133 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,551 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,742 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,956 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,653 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,730 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,615 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,179 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,845 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,793 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,568 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,535 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,461 | 71 | #1,857 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,790 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,584 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,601 | 83 | #1,497 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,890 | 97 | #1,351 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,163 | 104 | #1,239 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,172 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 149 | #990 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,943 | 146 | #999 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,006 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,186 | 158 | #936 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 174 | #850 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,700 | 170 | #863 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,347 | 193 | #752 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,751 | 184 | #771 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,655 | 263 | #600 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,348 | 263 | #599 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,361 | 322 | #527 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,489 | 446 | #458 |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,235 | 535 | #419 |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,883 | 618 | #373 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,140 | 652 | #347 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,069 | 695 | #332 |
| 1966 | 36 | #1,269 | 776 | #318 |
| 1965 | 42 | #1,171 | 956 | #281 |
| 1964 | 25 | #1,594 | 1,105 | #271 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,810 | 1,108 | #270 |
| 1962 | 33 | #1,374 | 1,266 | #250 |
| 1961 | 41 | #1,239 | 1,448 | #229 |
| 1960 | 40 | #1,245 | 1,493 | #220 |
| 1959 | 60 | #999 | 1,826 | #195 |
| 1958 | 63 | #959 | 1,947 | #186 |
| 1957 | 57 | #1,005 | 2,190 | #173 |
| 1956 | 64 | #938 | 2,287 | #163 |
| 1955 | 77 | #840 | 2,483 | #146 |
| 1954 | 73 | #855 | 2,498 | #147 |
| 1953 | 95 | #736 | 2,666 | #136 |
| 1952 | 101 | #695 | 2,636 | #135 |
| 1951 | 103 | #691 | 2,826 | #124 |
| 1950 | 97 | #696 | 2,368 | #133 |
| 1949 | 118 | #630 | 2,293 | #137 |
| 1948 | 126 | #605 | 2,066 | #141 |
| 1947 | 134 | #587 | 2,485 | #127 |
| 1946 | 146 | #530 | 1,927 | #141 |
| 1945 | 122 | #540 | 1,491 | #156 |
| 1944 | 135 | #525 | 1,233 | #173 |
| 1943 | 131 | #546 | 1,423 | #168 |
| 1942 | 102 | #627 | 1,188 | #184 |
| 1941 | 132 | #515 | 1,007 | #187 |
| 1940 | 139 | #496 | 1,085 | #177 |
| 1939 | 124 | #509 | 843 | #206 |
| 1938 | 149 | #476 | 803 | #212 |
| 1937 | 145 | #466 | 720 | #224 |
| 1936 | 181 | #408 | 717 | #228 |
| 1935 | 150 | #464 | 705 | #237 |
| 1934 | 169 | #433 | 476 | #282 |
| 1933 | 125 | #503 | 239 | #415 |
| 1932 | 114 | #553 | 225 | #441 |
| 1931 | 94 | #612 | 167 | #499 |
| 1930 | 89 | #658 | 139 | #580 |
| 1929 | 82 | #681 | 108 | #673 |
| 1928 | 84 | #691 | 119 | #646 |
| 1927 | 87 | #699 | 96 | #732 |
| 1926 | 68 | #796 | 98 | #733 |
| 1925 | 78 | #740 | 100 | #737 |
| 1924 | 78 | #755 | 107 | #720 |
| 1923 | 67 | #823 | 87 | #783 |
| 1922 | 58 | #918 | 102 | #720 |
| 1921 | 57 | #931 | 106 | #712 |
| 1920 | 57 | #917 | 102 | #719 |
| 1919 | 41 | #1,068 | 113 | #657 |
| 1918 | 58 | #875 | 125 | #637 |
| 1917 | 57 | #850 | 127 | #606 |
| 1916 | 59 | #803 | 107 | #659 |
| 1915 | 42 | #969 | 84 | #725 |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,082 | 55 | #781 |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,124 | 39 | #846 |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,071 | 35 | #850 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,612 | 16 | #1,137 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,682 | 15 | #1,182 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 18 | #976 |
| 1908 | 9 | #980 | 6 | #1,945 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 20 | #854 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,309 | 12 | #1,120 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 20 | #832 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,122 | 9 | #1,305 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 18 | #829 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,169 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,091 | 9 | #1,358 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 12 | #945 |
| 1898 | 7 | #922 | 10 | #1,133 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,004 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,161 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,483 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,177 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,510 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 9 | #965 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gayle reached #408 in 1936. As a girl name, it reached #124 in 1951. 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 Gayle
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.