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Gayle
Recorded 66,308 times in US records since 1891. Peak year: 1951.
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U.S. rank · 2024
1 in 557,180
U.S. · 2024 records
Extraordinary
rarity tier
≈45,000
alive today (estimate) ⓘ
→ steady
10-yr trend
How many Gayles are there?

Alive in the US today estimate

Roughly 45,000 Gayles are alive in the US today, we estimate. About 1 in 7,500 Americans.

Made from recorded births by year and sex, multiplied by survival to today's age (SSA life table). It can't see immigration, and it's an estimate, not a census: how the living estimate is made.

Popularity over time

Gayle through the years, 1891–2024

1951 · 2,929 2,929 0
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Peak Gayle year: 1951 (ringed), with 2,929 recorded. Current usage: ~100% girls. counts of people issued a Social Security number, not a full count of births.

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Every figure on this page is computed from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national baby-names data (ssa.gov), and the living estimate uses the SSA actuarial life table: how we calculate this. Data through 2024; refreshed Jun 2026; living estimate as of 2026.