Gay
In 1982, Gay had a published SSA count of 6 in the girls series and ranked 9237 among names in that series.
Rank
#9237
Count
6
Year
1982
Trend
Falling
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
92.9%
1886–1982 · 18K total across published yearly counts
boys series
7.1%
1883–1974 · 1K total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1959
Peak Count
682
Change Since Peak
-99.1%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
-53.8%
10-Year Change
-89.8%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | girls | 6 |
| 1979 | girls | 10 |
| 1978 | girls | 8 |
| 1977 | girls | 13 |
| 1976 | girls | 16 |
| 1975 | girls | 30 |
| 1974 | boys | 6 |
| 1974 | girls | 30 |
| 1973 | girls | 22 |
| 1972 | boys | 6 |
| 1972 | girls | 59 |
| 1971 | boys | 5 |
| 1971 | girls | 78 |
| 1970 | boys | 7 |
| 1970 | girls | 122 |
| 1969 | boys | 6 |
| 1969 | girls | 127 |
| 1968 | boys | 6 |
| 1968 | girls | 169 |
| 1967 | boys | 5 |
| 1967 | girls | 178 |
| 1966 | boys | 9 |
| 1966 | girls | 235 |
| 1965 | boys | 7 |
| 1965 | girls | 302 |
| 1964 | boys | 7 |
| 1964 | girls | 350 |
| 1963 | boys | 8 |
| 1963 | girls | 381 |
| 1962 | boys | 6 |
| 1962 | girls | 445 |
| 1961 | boys | 8 |
| 1961 | girls | 596 |
| 1960 | boys | 11 |
| 1960 | girls | 626 |
| 1959 | boys | 10 |
| 1959 | girls | 682 |
| 1958 | boys | 14 |
| 1958 | girls | 488 |
| 1957 | boys | 13 |
| 1957 | girls | 584 |
| 1956 | boys | 26 |
| 1956 | girls | 528 |
| 1955 | boys | 14 |
| 1955 | girls | 496 |
| 1954 | boys | 25 |
| 1954 | girls | 632 |
| 1953 | boys | 26 |
| 1953 | girls | 579 |
| 1952 | boys | 19 |
| 1952 | girls | 643 |
| 1951 | boys | 35 |
| 1951 | girls | 541 |
| 1950 | boys | 24 |
| 1950 | girls | 481 |
| 1949 | boys | 23 |
| 1949 | girls | 488 |
| 1948 | boys | 39 |
| 1948 | girls | 472 |
| 1947 | boys | 25 |
| 1947 | girls | 542 |
| 1946 | boys | 19 |
| 1946 | girls | 485 |
| 1945 | boys | 31 |
| 1945 | girls | 395 |
| 1944 | boys | 26 |
| 1944 | girls | 397 |
| 1943 | boys | 24 |
| 1943 | girls | 487 |
| 1942 | boys | 28 |
| 1942 | girls | 388 |
| 1941 | boys | 42 |
| 1941 | girls | 367 |
| 1940 | boys | 19 |
| 1940 | girls | 308 |
| 1939 | boys | 35 |
| 1939 | girls | 338 |
| 1938 | boys | 30 |
| 1938 | girls | 323 |
| 1937 | boys | 27 |
| 1937 | girls | 340 |
| 1936 | boys | 31 |
| 1936 | girls | 319 |
| 1935 | boys | 32 |
| 1935 | girls | 266 |
| 1934 | boys | 28 |
| 1934 | girls | 236 |
| 1933 | boys | 26 |
| 1933 | girls | 227 |
| 1932 | boys | 29 |
| 1932 | girls | 217 |
| 1931 | boys | 27 |
| 1931 | girls | 166 |
| 1930 | boys | 35 |
| 1930 | girls | 155 |
| 1929 | boys | 30 |
| 1929 | girls | 114 |
| 1928 | boys | 30 |
| 1928 | girls | 91 |
| 1927 | boys | 28 |
| 1927 | girls | 82 |
| 1926 | boys | 23 |
| 1926 | girls | 80 |
| 1925 | boys | 30 |
| 1925 | girls | 82 |
| 1924 | boys | 29 |
| 1924 | girls | 59 |
| 1923 | boys | 17 |
| 1923 | girls | 69 |
| 1922 | boys | 19 |
| 1922 | girls | 55 |
| 1921 | boys | 25 |
| 1921 | girls | 56 |
| 1920 | boys | 27 |
| 1920 | girls | 57 |
| 1919 | boys | 17 |
| 1919 | girls | 67 |
| 1918 | boys | 15 |
| 1918 | girls | 64 |
| 1917 | boys | 27 |
| 1917 | girls | 74 |
| 1916 | boys | 25 |
| 1916 | girls | 68 |
| 1915 | boys | 22 |
| 1915 | girls | 59 |
| 1914 | boys | 15 |
| 1914 | girls | 42 |
| 1913 | boys | 15 |
| 1913 | girls | 34 |
| 1912 | boys | 13 |
| 1912 | girls | 26 |
| 1911 | boys | 6 |
| 1911 | girls | 23 |
| 1910 | boys | 9 |
| 1910 | girls | 26 |
| 1909 | girls | 26 |
| 1908 | girls | 20 |
| 1907 | boys | 5 |
| 1907 | girls | 25 |
| 1906 | boys | 5 |
| 1906 | girls | 15 |
| 1905 | girls | 15 |
| 1904 | girls | 16 |
| 1903 | boys | 6 |
| 1903 | girls | 18 |
| 1902 | girls | 17 |
| 1901 | girls | 13 |
| 1900 | girls | 18 |
| 1899 | boys | 7 |
| 1899 | girls | 26 |
| 1898 | girls | 15 |
| 1897 | boys | 5 |
| 1897 | girls | 13 |
| 1896 | boys | 7 |
| 1896 | girls | 16 |
| 1895 | girls | 10 |
| 1894 | boys | 7 |
| 1894 | girls | 17 |
| 1893 | girls | 17 |
| 1892 | boys | 6 |
| 1892 | girls | 18 |
| 1891 | boys | 6 |
| 1891 | girls | 12 |
| 1890 | boys | 8 |
| 1890 | girls | 16 |
| 1889 | girls | 12 |
| 1888 | boys | 8 |
| 1888 | girls | 14 |
| 1887 | girls | 10 |
| 1886 | boys | 6 |
| 1886 | girls | 5 |
| 1883 | boys | 5 |