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Gay
OriginFrench
Meaning"joyful"
GenderBoy
US Rank#996
Top 1000
NB Rank#8887
On Nameberry
About Gay
Variation of Gabriel
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
Famous Gays
- Gay Talese
American journalist
- Gay Hendricks
American self,help author
- Gay Robert Brewer
Jr., American golfer
- Gaylord Damian "Gay" Bryan
American track athlete
- Gabriel Mary "Gay" Byrne
Irish TV presenter
- Gabriel Alexander "Gay" Mitchell
Irish MEP
- Gay Kindersley
British jockey and trainer
Gay in pop culture
- Gay Langland
Clark Gable's character in The Misfits (1961)
- Gaylord "Gay" Focker
character in Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers (commonly referred to as "Greg")
Gay in blog posts
Gay on more lists
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