How Many People Are Named Gayl?
people named Gayl are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 811,840 people in the US has this name
Based on 622 babies named Gayl in Social Security records from 1917 to 1975, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
43 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Gayl, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gayl alive today is about 71 years old, and 86% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 64 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gayl first appears in the records in 1917 and was given most often in 1952, to 43 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1975.
Babies given the name each year, 1917 to 1975
🏆 Rank History
Gayl has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,474, in 1952.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,474 (1952) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,298 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gayl alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gayl were born in California than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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