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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gaye

Gaye was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 586th; the most babies were born in 1960 (268). More babies were named Gaye in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1960268 babies
Total since 1880
5,746babies recorded

Gaye popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#1,86347
1960#612268
1950#687156
1940#73589
1930#1,97018
1920#3,4359
1910#2,2426
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gaye, counting every spelling?

Gaye has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gaye?

About 3,900 people born in the US named Gaye are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 65 and 76. That makes Gaye a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Gaye by state

How common Gaye was among girls born in each state in 1958–1962, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (2.6×), Texas (2.1×). In 25 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesWA0.07Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesIL0.12Michigan: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMI0.11New York: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNY0.07Massachusetts: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMA0.06Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIA0.04Indiana: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesIN0.10Ohio: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOH0.09Pennsylvania: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesPA0.09New Jersey: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.15Connecticut: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCT0.05Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesCA0.11Utah: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesUT0.25Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNE0.07Missouri: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMO0.14Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesVA0.08Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.07New Mexico: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNM0.08Kansas: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesKS0.17Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesTN0.12North Carolina: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesNC0.14South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesOK0.30Louisiana: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesLA0.09Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesGA0.14Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesTX0.24Florida: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesFL0.12
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gaye, girls, 1958–1962. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Gaye: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gaye, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gaye

How popular is the name Gaye?

Gaye was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 586th; the most babies were born in 1960 (268). More babies were named Gaye in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Gaye a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 5,746 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Gaye most popular?

In 1958–1962, Gaye was most common in Oklahoma (0.30 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Texas.