The first name Gaye
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Spelling variant of Gay.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gaye at birth, 1880–2025
In 1976, 8 girls born in the United States were named Gaye, the 6,815th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 268 were.
5,746
babies named Gaye since 1880
#6,815
rank in 1976
1960
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.
Famous people named Gaye
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gaye StewartCanadian ice hockey player (1923-2010)
- Gaye AdegbalolaAmerican blues singer and guitarist, born 1944
Questions
- What does the name Gaye mean?
- Spelling variant of Gay.
- Is Gaye a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,746 US babies named Gaye since 1880 were girls.
- When was Gaye most popular?
- 1960 in the United States, when 268 babies were named Gaye, its highest rank at 612th.
- Is Gaye also a surname?
- Yes. Gaye is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.