Feminine dossier · first seen 1891

Gayle

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1951

Peak era

1951

Peak births

2,826

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Boomer

1891Peak 19512025

Quick answers about Gayle

An estimated 40,782 living Americans are named Gayle.

Gayle fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Gayle is approximately 71 years, with most bearers falling between 64 and 76 years old.

Not especially. Gayle has been declining since its 1951 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1951

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

61,357

Gayle last appeared in SSA records in 2024. Across its recorded history, about 61,357 American girls received the name.

Gayle peaked in 1951, when 2,826 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 61,357 Americans named Gayle since 1891.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1951

19512,826 girls named Gayle

20250 (extinct) girls named Gayle

Living profile

40,782

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age71

Core range64–76

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Plateau

A name with moderate spread and no sharp recent move.