Is Gayl a boy or girl name?

Gayl is a girl’s name. Of the 622 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.6% were girls and 2.4% were boys.

Gayl

Recorded 1917–1975 · United States

Gayl was most popular in 1952, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,485 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 622 people named Gayl.

Gayl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gayl’s peak in 1952. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gayl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gayl is a girl’s name — 97.6% of the 622 Americans given it were girls and 2.4% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org