Search names
Gay
OriginFrench
Meaning"joyful"
GenderGirl
US Rank#944
Top 1000
NB Rank#3865
On Nameberry
About Gay
The name Gay is currently ranked #944 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #315 in 1943. It is currently rising in popularity. Gay is occasionally used for boys in 1974.
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 |
Famous Gays
- Gay Hamilton
Scottish actress
- Gay Kayler
Australian country music singer
- Gay Seabrook (born Gladys Johnson)
American actress
- Gabriel "Gay" Woods
Irish singer of band Steeleye Span
- Gay Kristine Jacobsen D'Asaro
American fencer
- Gay Search
English TV presenter
- Gay McDougall
American human rights activist
- Mary Gabrielle "Gay" Thompson
Australian politician
- Gay Vernon
American radio personality in Boston
- Marcia Gay Harden
American actress
- Imogen Gay Poots
English actress
Gay in pop culture
- "Gay" Van Buren
nickname for character Shay Van Buren of YouTube show "The Most Popular Girls in School"
- Gay
the main character in Zelda Fitzgerald's short story "The original follies girl"
Gay in blog posts
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