boy's name

Gokay

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 48

Gokay is a boy's name. In 2008 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1984, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1984.

Gokay over time

Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2008, not a full ten years.

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Births named Gokay by decade in France
Decade Births
1980s 10
1990s 5
2000s (to 2008) 20
2010s (to 2008) 10

How popular is Gokay?

In 2008, Gokay was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gokay is used

England & Wales #3,152 3 in 2000
France as Gökay #5,028 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Gokay is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Gökay Gökay is a rare spelling of Gokay, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. 10

Names that peaked alongside Gokay

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gokay also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gokay over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gokay

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gokay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gokay

How popular is the name Gokay?

In 2008, Gokay was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gokay a girl's or a boy's name?

Gokay is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Gokay most popular?

Gokay peaked in 1984, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.