The first name Gayle

Gayle last appeared in the official list in 1996, given to 9 girls.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gayle with other names.

In 2024, 6 girls born in the United States were named Gayle, the 14,052nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1951, when 2,826 were.

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.

• Gayle Rubin
  American cultural anthropologist, activist, and feminist, born 1949
• Gayle Hunnicutt
  American actress (1943–2023)
• Gayle Forman
  American young-adult fiction author, born 1970
• Gayle King
  American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News, born 1954
• Gayle McCormick
  American singer (1948–2016)
• Gayle Moran
  American vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter, born 1943
• Robin Wright
  American actress, born 1966
• Julie London
  American actress and singer (1926-2000)
• Mindy McCready
  American country music singer (1975–2013)
• Kandace Krueger
  American beauty pageant contestant, born 1976

How popular is the name Gayle?

In 1996, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Gayle, ranking 1,755th.

Is Gayle a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 66,308 US babies named Gayle since 1880, 93% were girls and 7% boys.

When was Gayle most popular?

1951 in the United States, when 2,826 babies were named Gayle, its highest rank at 124th.

How do you pronounce Gayle?

Gayle is /ɡeɪl/, one syllable.

What name is Gayle a form of?

Gayle is a form of Gail and Abigail.

What are other spellings of Gayle?

Gail.

Is Gayle also a surname?

Yes. Gayle is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.