Gaye

Gaye: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “joyful”
Origin: French
Say it: GAY · 1 syllable
Used for: Girls

Usually a variant of Gay or Gaye, from Old French gai meaning 'merry, lighthearted'. It has also been used as a surname and occasional middle name.

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How popular is Gaye?

20240 per million US babies

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.

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Babies named Gaye in 20240

Peak year1960

Total US babies since 18805,747

Gaye was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Gaye

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Gaycheerful, lively · English
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French

Gaye questions

What does the name Gaye mean?

Gaye means "joyful". It comes from French. Usually a variant of Gay or Gaye, from Old French gai meaning 'merry, lighthearted'. It has also been used as a surname and occasional middle name.

Is Gaye a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Gaye?

Gaye was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1960.

How do you pronounce Gaye?

Gaye is usually pronounced GAY.

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.