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Gaye Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Gaye?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Gaye is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #586 was reached in 1952.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1960 with 268 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Gaye was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1926-1936, 1940-1943, 1944-1947, and 1949-1952, the name Gaye took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1962-1973.

For a number of years, the name Gaye has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Gaye for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gaye?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Gaye is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Gaye has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Gaye (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 < 5 --
2015 < 5 --
2014 < 5 --
2013 < 5 --
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 < 5 --
2005 < 5 --
2004 < 5 --
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 < 5 --
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 < 5 --
1976 8 6,816
1975 8 6,706
1974 18 3,596
1973 12 4,651
1972 17 3,605
1971 32 2,389
1970 47 1,863
1969 67 1,426
1968 63 1,423
1967 84 1,158
1966 93 1,090
1965 128 886
1964 155 839
1963 159 828
1962 203 724
1961 229 688
1960 268 613
1959 260 615
1958 193 711
1957 193 720
1956 222 640
1955 196 668
1954 207 633
1953 222 594
1952 219 586
1951 176 656
1950 156 687
1949 162 658
1948 178 620
1947 210 587
1946 130 708
1945 128 646
1944 131 644
1943 132 660
1942 98 764
1941 75 840
1940 89 735
1939 92 711
1938 80 789
1937 80 763
1936 96 680
1935 82 744
1934 46 1,023
1933 38 1,147
1932 40 1,135
1931 27 1,433
1930 18 1,969
1929 13 2,489
1928 21 1,856
1927 12 2,769
1926 6 4,502
1925 9 3,486
1924 11 3,042
1923 13 2,639
1922 6 4,658
1921 6 4,699
1920 9 3,435
1919 10 3,091
1918 9 3,356
1917 9 3,190
1916 10 2,912
1915 7 3,573
1914 8 2,736
1913 5 3,379
1912 < 5 --
1911 5 2,618
1910 6 2,242
1909 5 2,343
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.