Gayle Girl
How popular is Gayle?
Peaked in 1951
No babies were recorded with the name Gayle in 2025. It was most used in 1951, when 2,826 girls got the name.
45,696living people named Gayle (est.)
72median age of people named Gayle
66,308babies named Gayle since 1880
Gayle popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1951 (2,826 girls) |
| Highest rank | #124 in 1951 |
| First recorded | 1891 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Gayle counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Gail family of names ranked #3,706 for girls in 2025 (#3,089 the year before), with 22 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gail | 12 | 55% |
| Gal | 10 | 45% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Gayle by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 70 | #935 |
| 1900s | 121 | #818 |
| 1910s | 716 | #605 |
| 1920s | 1,025 | #645 |
| 1930s | 5,034 | #206 |
| 1940s | 16,198 | #127 |
| 1950s | 23,727 | #124 |
| 1960s | 10,117 | #220 |
| 1970s | 2,707 | #419 |
| 1980s | 1,056 | #988 |
| 1990s | 369 | #2,518 |
| 2000s | 130 | #4,103 |
| 2010s | 57 | #9,337 |
| 2020s | 30 | #9,675 |
Questions
- Is Gayle a boy or girl name?
- Gayle is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Gayle were girls.
- How popular is the name Gayle?
- No babies were recorded with the name Gayle in 2025. It was most used in 1951, when 2,826 girls got the name.
- When was Gayle most popular?
- Gayle peaked in 1951, when 2,826 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #124 in 1951.
- How many people are named Gayle?
- 66,308 babies have been named Gayle in the US since 1880. We estimate about 45,696 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 72.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.