girl's name
Gayla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 10,844
Gayla is a girl's name. In 2014 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1954, when 617 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1921.
Gayla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 39 |
| 1930s | 320 |
| 1940s | 1,352 |
| 1950s | 3,917 |
| 1960s | 3,336 |
| 1970s | 1,200 |
| 1980s | 387 |
| 1990s | 221 |
| 2000s | 66 |
| 2010s (to 2014) | 6 |
How popular is Gayla?
In 2014, Gayla was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Gayla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gayla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gayla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gayla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gayla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gayla
How popular is the name Gayla?
In 2014, Gayla was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Gayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Gayla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Gayla most popular?
Gayla peaked in 1954, when 617 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.