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Gage

Gage: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“pledge; measure”
Origin
French
Say it
GAYJ · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

From an English surname with two established sources: Old French gage 'pledge' and the occupational term for a measurer. As a given name, it is usually taken from the surname.

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How popular is Gage?

202489.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Gage in 2024297

2024 rank#833 boys

Peak year2003

Total US babies since 188060,801

Gage is fading: recent use is about 21% of its level ten years before.

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What does the name Gage mean?

Gage means "pledge; measure". It comes from French. From an English surname with two established sources: Old French gage 'pledge' and the occupational term for a measurer. As a given name, it is usually taken from the surname.

Is Gage a boy or girl name?

Gage is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Gage?

297 US babies were named Gage in 2024. Its peak year was 2003.

How do you pronounce Gage?

Gage is usually pronounced GAYJ.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.