Gaye
2 countriesUS
5,746
total births, United States
FR
#3308
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
5,991
Peak year (United States)
1960
Peak-year count
268
First recorded
1909
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Gaye was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
5,746 births recorded 1909–1976 · peaked in 1960 with 268 births
Most common in: Texas, California, New York, Michigan, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
245 births recorded 1979–2022 · currently #3308 · peaked in 2021 with 14 births
Most common in: Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Gaye’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | #719 | — |
| 1958 | #708 | ↑11 |
| 1959 | #616 | ↑92 |
| 1960 | #610 | ↑6 |
| 1961 | #688 | ↓78 |
| 1962 | #721 | ↓33 |
| 1963 | #829 | ↓108 |
| 1964 | #839 | ↓10 |
| 1965 | #883 | ↓44 |
| 1966 | #1087 | ↓204 |
| 1967 | #1155 | ↓68 |
| 1968 | #1418 | ↓263 |
| 1969 | #1423 | ↓5 |
| 1970 | #1859 | ↓436 |
| 1971 | #2375 | ↓516 |
| 1972 | #3543 | ↓1168 |
| 1973 | #4586 | ↓1043 |
| 1974 | #3558 | ↑1028 |
| 1975 | #6484 | ↓2926 |
| 1976 | #6611 | ↓127 |