Gayle - A very unique female name
Gayle, meaning my father is joyful", "my father rejoices, appeared on the charts for the first time in 1913 on position #1237. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Gayle and more.
With that position 1 in 305,383 baby girls were given this name - making this a very unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Gayle peaked in popularity 68 years ago in 1951 on position 124.
Famous with this name

Sami Gayle

Gayle Dickie

Monica Gayle
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Gayle is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Gayle is currently topping the baby name charts in New York at position #2,193 - and is the least popular in New York at position #2,193.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Gayle is where you live.
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Gayle origin and meaning
Gayle is a 5 letter name with 1 syllables. This name means my father is joyful", "my father rejoices. To see famous people named Gayle, pop culture references for the name Gayle and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Gayle
We've found the following names that sound similar to Gayle, sorted by popularity.
Gail / Giselle / Gale / Gayla / Gisselle / Galilea / Gisele / Gisela / Gissel / Gizelle /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2000 | 4737 |
1998 | 4380 |
1996 | 2510 |
1995 | 3817 |
1993 | 3582 |
1992 | 2986 |
1991 | 3630 |
1990 | 3036 |
1989 | 2279 |
1988 | 2294 |
1987 | 1775 |
1986 | 1515 |
1985 | 1555 |
1984 | 1168 |
1983 | 1168 |
1982 | 1036 |
1981 | 1026 |
1980 | 996 |
1979 | 1005 |
1978 | 858 |
1977 | 878 |
1976 | 815 |
1975 | 816 |
1974 | 620 |
1973 | 607 |
1972 | 522 |
1971 | 461 |
1970 | 419 |
1969 | 371 |
1968 | 349 |
1967 | 333 |
1966 | 318 |
1965 | 281 |
1964 | 271 |
1963 | 265 |
1962 | 249 |
1961 | 228 |
1960 | 220 |
1959 | 195 |
1958 | 186 |
1957 | 173 |
1956 | 163 |
1955 | 146 |
1954 | 146 |
1953 | 135 |
1952 | 134 |
1951 | 124 |
1950 | 133 |
1949 | 138 |
1948 | 141 |
1947 | 128 |
1946 | 140 |
1945 | 156 |
1944 | 173 |
1943 | 168 |
1942 | 185 |
1941 | 184 |
1940 | 176 |
1939 | 206 |
1938 | 211 |
1937 | 224 |
1936 | 226 |
1935 | 232 |
1934 | 280 |
1933 | 407 |
1932 | 441 |
1931 | 498 |
1930 | 629 |
1929 | 691 |
1928 | 678 |
1927 | 762 |
1926 | 786 |
1925 | 833 |
1924 | 762 |
1923 | 909 |
1922 | 755 |
1921 | 743 |
1920 | 724 |
1919 | 718 |
1918 | 642 |
1917 | 642 |
1916 | 718 |
1915 | 839 |
1914 | 743 |
1913 | 1237 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
New York | 2193 |
Even more about Gayle
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.