The first name Gauge
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gauge at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 26 boys born in the United States were named Gauge, the 4,073rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 327 were.
4,821
babies named Gauge since 1880
#4,073
rank in 2025
2009
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- Is Gauge a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 4,821 US babies named Gauge since 1880 were boys.
- When was Gauge most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 327 babies were named Gauge, its highest rank at 722nd.