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How popular is the name Gayle?
Births per year, rank history and how many Gayles are alive today.
Gayle (female), a spelling of Gail, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 1996 (ranked 1755th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since.
Across all spellings of the name, the Gail you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Gails born in England and Wales are between 51 and 69, and there are at least 18,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 5.6% chance that at least one of them will be called Gail.
How many babies are named Gayle each year?
Includes all spellings: Gayle, Gail. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Gayle spelling rank?
Where does the Gail spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Gayle most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Gail, peaked in 1964, when around 630 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Gayle spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 9 babies.
How many people are called Gayle?
At least 18,000 people named Gayle in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Gayle?
Most living Gayles are between 51 and 69; the most common age is about 62.
Is Gayle becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.