first name
GAYLE
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 51,625 people named Gayle, 88.9% reported their origin as White, 6% as Black and 1.7% as two or more races. 95.7% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Gayle peaked in 1951, when 2,929 babies got the name.
At least 66,308 babies have been given the name since 1891. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero.
Gayle by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1950s, when it ranked #286. The largest share of babies named Gayle, 60.9%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Gayle is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Gayle has been most common in Hawaii (2.6×), Montana (2.4×), and North Dakota (2.3×), and least common in West Virginia (0.24×).
60,281 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Gayle
Spelled almost the same
5 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Gayle, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Gayle ranks #4,148 of 156,621, with 8,282 people. See Gayle as a last name
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