Girl nameNot in the current top charts
Gay
//ˈɡeɪ//
1 syllablePeak year: 19593 lettersStarts with G
Meaning & origin
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Gay's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Gay |
|---|---|
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 22 |
| 1889 | 12 |
| 1890 | 24 |
| 1891 | 18 |
| 1892 | 24 |
| 1893 | 17 |
| 1894 | 24 |
| 1895 | 10 |
| 1896 | 23 |
| 1897 | 18 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 33 |
| 1900 | 18 |
| 1901 | 13 |
| 1902 | 17 |
| 1903 | 24 |
| 1904 | 16 |
| 1905 | 15 |
| 1906 | 20 |
| 1907 | 30 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1909 | 26 |
| 1910 | 35 |
| 1911 | 29 |
| 1912 | 39 |
| 1913 | 49 |
| 1914 | 57 |
| 1915 | 81 |
| 1916 | 93 |
| 1917 | 101 |
| 1918 | 79 |
| 1919 | 84 |
| 1920 | 84 |
| 1921 | 81 |
| 1922 | 74 |
| 1923 | 86 |
| 1924 | 88 |
| 1925 | 112 |
| 1926 | 103 |
| 1927 | 110 |
| 1928 | 121 |
| 1929 | 144 |
| 1930 | 190 |
| 1931 | 193 |
| 1932 | 246 |
| 1933 | 253 |
| 1934 | 264 |
| 1935 | 298 |
| 1936 | 350 |
| 1937 | 367 |
| 1938 | 353 |
| 1939 | 373 |
| 1940 | 327 |
| 1941 | 409 |
| 1942 | 416 |
| 1943 | 511 |
| 1944 | 423 |
| 1945 | 426 |
| 1946 | 504 |
| 1947 | 567 |
| 1948 | 511 |
| 1949 | 511 |
| 1950 | 505 |
| 1951 | 576 |
| 1952 | 662 |
| 1953 | 605 |
| 1954 | 657 |
| 1955 | 510 |
| 1956 | 554 |
| 1957 | 597 |
| 1958 | 501 |
| 1959 | 692 |
| 1960 | 638 |
| 1961 | 604 |
| 1962 | 451 |
| 1963 | 389 |
| 1964 | 357 |
| 1965 | 309 |
| 1966 | 244 |
| 1967 | 183 |
| 1968 | 175 |
| 1969 | 133 |
| 1970 | 129 |
| 1971 | 83 |
| 1972 | 65 |
| 1973 | 22 |
| 1974 | 36 |
| 1975 | 30 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1977 | 13 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 10 |
| 1982 | 6 |
Gay through the decades
- Gay peaked in 1959, when 692 babies were named Gay in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (1971–1982), use of Gay has fallen 90% compared to the 10 years before that.