Gay
1 countryUS
19,367
total births, United States
Total births recorded
19,367
Peak year (United States)
1959
Peak-year count
692
First recorded
1883
Popularity over time in United States
Gay’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
19,367 births recorded 1883–1982 · peaked in 1959 with 692 births
Most common in: Texas, California, New York, Illinois, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Gay’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | #395 | — |
| 1962 | #462 | ↓67 |
| 1963 | #497 | ↓35 |
| 1964 | #526 | ↓29 |
| 1965 | #548 | ↓22 |
| 1966 | #620 | ↓72 |
| 1967 | #735 | ↓115 |
| 1968 | #767 | ↓32 |
| 1969 | #943 | ↓176 |
| 1970 | #1017 | ↓74 |
| 1971 | #1364 | ↓347 |
| 1972 | #1565 | ↓201 |
| 1973 | #3015 | ↓1450 |
| 1974 | #2497 | ↑518 |
| 1975 | #2565 | ↓68 |
| 1976 | #3963 | ↓1398 |
| 1977 | #4942 | ↓979 |
| 1978 | #6948 | ↓2006 |
| 1979 | #6189 | ↑759 |
| 1982 | #9237 | ↓3048 |