for girls in 1982
Data through 1982
Gay name popularity in the United States
Gay ranked #9237 for girls in 1982. SSA recorded 6 girls named Gay.
SSA
682 recorded
since 1977
Popularity over time
Gay for boys and girls
Girls
6100.0% in 1982 · data from 1886 to 1982
Boys
6Share unavailable · data from 1883 to 1974
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | girls | 6 | #9237 |
| 1979 | girls | 10 | #6189 |
| 1978 | girls | 8 | #6948 |
| 1977 | girls | 13 | #4942 |
| 1976 | girls | 16 | #3963 |
| 1975 | girls | 30 | #2565 |
| 1974 | boys | 6 | #4634 |
| 1974 | girls | 30 | #2497 |
| 1973 | girls | 22 | #3015 |
| 1972 | boys | 6 | #4441 |
| 1972 | girls | 59 | #1565 |
| 1971 | boys | 5 | #4907 |
Show full history (172 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | girls | 6 | #9237 |
| 1979 | girls | 10 | #6189 |
| 1978 | girls | 8 | #6948 |
| 1977 | girls | 13 | #4942 |
| 1976 | girls | 16 | #3963 |
| 1975 | girls | 30 | #2565 |
| 1974 | boys | 6 | #4634 |
| 1974 | girls | 30 | #2497 |
| 1973 | girls | 22 | #3015 |
| 1972 | boys | 6 | #4441 |
| 1972 | girls | 59 | #1565 |
| 1971 | boys | 5 | #4907 |
| 1971 | girls | 78 | #1364 |
| 1970 | boys | 7 | #3836 |
| 1970 | girls | 122 | #1017 |
| 1969 | boys | 6 | #3935 |
| 1969 | girls | 127 | #943 |
| 1968 | boys | 6 | #3673 |
| 1968 | girls | 169 | #767 |
| 1967 | boys | 5 | #3966 |
| 1967 | girls | 178 | #735 |
| 1966 | boys | 9 | #2784 |
| 1966 | girls | 235 | #620 |
| 1965 | boys | 7 | #3244 |
| 1965 | girls | 302 | #548 |
| 1964 | boys | 7 | #3282 |
| 1964 | girls | 350 | #526 |
| 1963 | boys | 8 | #3044 |
| 1963 | girls | 381 | #497 |
| 1962 | boys | 6 | #3640 |
| 1962 | girls | 445 | #462 |
| 1961 | boys | 8 | #3097 |
| 1961 | girls | 596 | #395 |
| 1960 | boys | 11 | #2535 |
| 1960 | girls | 626 | #381 |
| 1959 | boys | 10 | #2663 |
| 1959 | girls | 682 | #362 |
| 1958 | boys | 14 | #2177 |
| 1958 | girls | 488 | #425 |
| 1957 | boys | 13 | #2274 |
| 1957 | girls | 584 | #374 |
| 1956 | boys | 26 | #1532 |
| 1956 | girls | 528 | #389 |
| 1955 | boys | 14 | #2139 |
| 1955 | girls | 496 | #395 |
| 1954 | boys | 25 | #1525 |
| 1954 | girls | 632 | #338 |
| 1953 | boys | 26 | #1480 |
| 1953 | girls | 579 | #349 |
| 1952 | boys | 19 | #1749 |
| 1952 | girls | 643 | #318 |
| 1951 | boys | 35 | #1242 |
| 1951 | girls | 541 | #342 |
| 1950 | boys | 24 | #1499 |
| 1950 | girls | 481 | #359 |
| 1949 | boys | 23 | #1544 |
| 1949 | girls | 488 | #356 |
| 1948 | boys | 39 | #1145 |
| 1948 | girls | 472 | #358 |
| 1947 | boys | 25 | #1482 |
| 1947 | girls | 542 | #340 |
| 1946 | boys | 19 | #1642 |
| 1946 | girls | 485 | #335 |
| 1945 | boys | 31 | #1180 |
| 1945 | girls | 395 | #345 |
| 1944 | boys | 26 | #1311 |
| 1944 | girls | 397 | #344 |
| 1943 | boys | 24 | #1431 |
| 1943 | girls | 487 | #315 |
| 1942 | boys | 28 | #1316 |
| 1942 | girls | 388 | #354 |
| 1941 | boys | 42 | #987 |
| 1941 | girls | 367 | #343 |
| 1940 | boys | 19 | #1573 |
| 1940 | girls | 308 | #378 |
| 1939 | boys | 35 | #1085 |
| 1939 | girls | 338 | #346 |
| 1938 | boys | 30 | #1199 |
| 1938 | girls | 323 | #362 |
| 1937 | boys | 27 | #1288 |
| 1937 | girls | 340 | #345 |
| 1936 | boys | 31 | #1182 |
| 1936 | girls | 319 | #353 |
| 1935 | boys | 32 | #1165 |
| 1935 | girls | 266 | #394 |
| 1934 | boys | 28 | #1266 |
| 1934 | girls | 236 | #427 |
| 1933 | boys | 26 | #1310 |
| 1933 | girls | 227 | #429 |
| 1932 | boys | 29 | #1254 |
| 1932 | girls | 217 | #448 |
| 1931 | boys | 27 | #1333 |
| 1931 | girls | 166 | #501 |
| 1930 | boys | 35 | #1190 |
| 1930 | girls | 155 | #545 |
| 1929 | boys | 30 | #1296 |
| 1929 | girls | 114 | #653 |
| 1928 | boys | 30 | #1323 |
| 1928 | girls | 91 | #742 |
| 1927 | boys | 28 | #1407 |
| 1927 | girls | 82 | #800 |
| 1926 | boys | 23 | #1565 |
| 1926 | girls | 80 | #814 |
| 1925 | boys | 30 | #1332 |
| 1925 | girls | 82 | #819 |
| 1924 | boys | 29 | #1380 |
| 1924 | girls | 59 | #992 |
| 1923 | boys | 17 | #1941 |
| 1923 | girls | 69 | #885 |
| 1922 | boys | 19 | #1827 |
| 1922 | girls | 55 | #1008 |
| 1921 | boys | 25 | #1509 |
| 1921 | girls | 56 | #1003 |
| 1920 | boys | 27 | #1416 |
| 1920 | girls | 57 | #968 |
| 1919 | boys | 17 | #1882 |
| 1919 | girls | 67 | #850 |
| 1918 | boys | 15 | #2073 |
| 1918 | girls | 64 | #894 |
| 1917 | boys | 27 | #1322 |
| 1917 | girls | 74 | #800 |
| 1916 | boys | 25 | #1374 |
| 1916 | girls | 68 | #820 |
| 1915 | boys | 22 | #1454 |
| 1915 | girls | 59 | #850 |
| 1914 | boys | 15 | #1608 |
| 1914 | girls | 42 | #901 |
| 1913 | boys | 15 | #1365 |
| 1913 | girls | 34 | #913 |
| 1912 | boys | 13 | #1353 |
| 1912 | girls | 26 | #1003 |
| 1911 | boys | 6 | #1537 |
| 1911 | girls | 23 | #898 |
| 1910 | boys | 9 | #1118 |
| 1910 | girls | 26 | #845 |
| 1909 | girls | 26 | #791 |
| 1908 | girls | 20 | #882 |
| 1907 | boys | 5 | #1345 |
| 1907 | girls | 25 | #749 |
| 1906 | boys | 5 | #1253 |
| 1906 | girls | 15 | #965 |
| 1905 | girls | 15 | #968 |
| 1904 | girls | 16 | #910 |
| 1903 | boys | 6 | #1009 |
| 1903 | girls | 18 | #813 |
| 1902 | girls | 17 | #849 |
| 1901 | girls | 13 | #918 |
| 1900 | girls | 18 | #885 |
| 1899 | boys | 7 | #857 |
| 1899 | girls | 26 | #606 |
| 1898 | girls | 15 | #886 |
| 1897 | boys | 5 | #1057 |
| 1897 | girls | 13 | #895 |
| 1896 | boys | 7 | #900 |
| 1896 | girls | 16 | #813 |
| 1895 | girls | 10 | #1053 |
| 1894 | boys | 7 | #857 |
| 1894 | girls | 17 | #719 |
| 1893 | girls | 17 | #713 |
| 1892 | boys | 6 | #956 |
| 1892 | girls | 18 | #685 |
| 1891 | boys | 6 | #841 |
| 1891 | girls | 12 | #796 |
| 1890 | boys | 8 | #739 |
| 1890 | girls | 16 | #667 |
| 1889 | girls | 12 | #757 |
| 1888 | boys | 8 | #755 |
| 1888 | girls | 14 | #690 |
| 1887 | girls | 10 | #733 |
| 1886 | boys | 6 | #845 |
| 1886 | girls | 5 | #1108 |
| 1883 | boys | 5 | #892 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.