People with the first name Gayle
51,625
About 1 in 6,420 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Gayle?
Gayle was the #876 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#876
More common than 98.4% of listed first names
Peak year
1951
2,929 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
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Below the 2025 publication threshold
Census frequency
1 in 6,420
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
4.3% male95.7% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Gayle across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Gayle reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1951, with 2,929 recorded births. It did not appear in the published 2025 national file.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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