Gayle is a girl's name of English origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 6 girls in the United States.
Gayle belongs to the English & American tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Gayle first appears in Social Security records in 1891. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #124 in 1951, and in 2024 6 babies received the name — 61,358 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Gayle is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its English origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Gayle is a girl name. In 2024, 6 babies received the name in the US.
Gayle comes from the English & American tradition.
Gayle first appears in US records in 1891. Its best-ever ranking was #124 in 1951, and 6 babies were given the name in 2024.
This profile is built from the US Social Security Administration's public baby-names data — see the source. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check. If you spot an error, write to [email protected].
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